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nelmade
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Using a parameter values in a calculated field

My initial data is :

OE date

DE date

PV date

Sold date

3/15/2023 

3/15/2023 

3/15/2023 

3/15/2023 

1/25/2023 

1/25/2023 

3/9/2023 

3/14/2023 

3/16/2023 

3/16/2023 

3/16/2023 

3/16/2023 

3/16/2023 

3/16/2023 

3/16/2023 

3/16/2023 

10/3/2022 

10/3/2022 

3/17/2023 

3/18/2023 

2/28/2023 

2/28/2023 

2/28/2023 

3/1/2023 

3/10/2023 

3/10/2023 

3/10/2023 

3/14/2023

I have 2 field parameters: start_date and end_date:

  • Start_date = {("DE date", NAMEOF('Table'[DE_Date]), 0), ("OE date", NAMEOF('Table'[OE_Date]), 1)}

  • End_date = {("PV date", NAMEOF('Table'[PV_Date]), 0), ("Sold_Date", NAMEOF('Tables'[Sold_Date]), 1)}

 

I want to create a visual showing the datediff between the start and end date depending on the date chosen for each parameter.

Can someone help me with that?

 

Thank you

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MarkLaf
Super User
Super User

I haven't used field parameters like this before, and I suspect there is a smarter way to do this, but the following seems to be working with your test data at least in a vanilla table visual:

Date_Start = 
VAR _minDE = MIN( 'Table'[DE date] )
VAR _minOE = MIN( 'Table'[OE date] )
VAR _minAll = MIN( _minDE, _minOE )
VAR _selectedDE = CALCULATE( 
    NOT ISEMPTY( Start_date ), 
    FILTER( Start_date, NAMEOF( 'Table'[DE date] ) = Start_date[Start_date Fields] ) 
)
VAR _selectedOE = CALCULATE( 
    NOT ISEMPTY( Start_date ), 
    FILTER( Start_date, NAMEOF( 'Table'[OE date] ) = Start_date[Start_date Fields] ) 
)
RETURN
SWITCH( 
    TRUE(), 
    _selectedDE && _selectedOE, _minAll, 
    _selectedDE, _minDE, 
    _selectedOE, _minOE
)


Date_End = 
VAR _maxPV = MAX( 'Table'[PV date] )
VAR _maxSold = MAX( 'Table'[Sold date] )
VAR _maxAll = MAX( _maxPV, _maxSold )
VAR _selectedPV = CALCULATE( 
    NOT ISEMPTY( End_date ), 
    FILTER( End_date, NAMEOF( 'Table'[PV date] ) = End_date[End_date Fields] ) 
)
VAR _selectedSold = CALCULATE( 
    NOT ISEMPTY( End_date ), 
    FILTER( End_date, NAMEOF( 'Table'[Sold date] ) = End_date[End_date Fields] ) 
)
RETURN
SWITCH( 
    TRUE(), 
    _selectedPV && _selectedSold, _maxAll, 
    _selectedPV, _maxPV, 
    _selectedSold, _maxSold
)


Date_Diff = INT( [Date_End] - [Date_Start] )

 

Result (note that I made OE date = DE date - 1 as it was harder to verify things were working correctly when they were equal)

MarkLaf_0-1683151701453.png

 

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