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HenryJS
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

Calculate Working Hours per Week

Hi all,

 

How can I calculate hours per week?

 

I have calculated hours per day

 

Hours per day = [starttime] -  [endtime]

 

data type is 'Time'

 

I want to multiply this figure by 5 and minus 2.5h

 

if i do

 

Hours per week = ([Hours per day] * 5)-2.5

 

but it doesn't work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Icey
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @HenryJS ,

 

Try to create a column like so:

Column 2 = 
VAR DateDiffSeconds =
    DATEDIFF ( [StartTime], [EndTime], SECOND )
VAR Hours1 = DateDiffSeconds / 3600
VAR Hours2 = Hours1 * 5 - 2.5
VAR Hours =
    TRUNC ( Hours2 )
VAR Minutes =
    TRUNC ( ( Hours2 * 3600 - Hours * 3600 ) / 60 )
VAR Seconds = Hours2 * 3600 - Minutes * 60 - Hours * 3600
RETURN
    Hours & ":"
        & FORMAT ( Minutes, "00" ) & ":"
        & FORMAT ( Seconds, "00" )

 

Then, you can convert the column type from "Text" to "Time". Or just change the expression like below and then choose datatype as "Time".

Column 3 =
VAR DateDiffSeconds =
    DATEDIFF ( [StartTime], [EndTime], SECOND )
VAR Hours1 = DateDiffSeconds / 3600
VAR Hours2 = Hours1 * 5 - 2.5
VAR Hours =
    TRUNC ( Hours2 )
VAR Minutes =
    TRUNC ( ( Hours2 * 3600 - Hours * 3600 ) / 60 )
VAR Seconds = Hours2 * 3600 - Minutes * 60 - Hours * 3600
VAR Result =
    Hours & ":"
        & FORMAT ( Minutes, "00" ) & ":"
        & FORMAT ( Seconds, "00" )
RETURN
    CONVERT ( Result, DATETIME )

 hour.PNG

 

BTW, .pbix file attached.

 

 

Best Regards,

Icey

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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Icey
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @HenryJS ,

 

Try to create a column like so:

Column 2 = 
VAR DateDiffSeconds =
    DATEDIFF ( [StartTime], [EndTime], SECOND )
VAR Hours1 = DateDiffSeconds / 3600
VAR Hours2 = Hours1 * 5 - 2.5
VAR Hours =
    TRUNC ( Hours2 )
VAR Minutes =
    TRUNC ( ( Hours2 * 3600 - Hours * 3600 ) / 60 )
VAR Seconds = Hours2 * 3600 - Minutes * 60 - Hours * 3600
RETURN
    Hours & ":"
        & FORMAT ( Minutes, "00" ) & ":"
        & FORMAT ( Seconds, "00" )

 

Then, you can convert the column type from "Text" to "Time". Or just change the expression like below and then choose datatype as "Time".

Column 3 =
VAR DateDiffSeconds =
    DATEDIFF ( [StartTime], [EndTime], SECOND )
VAR Hours1 = DateDiffSeconds / 3600
VAR Hours2 = Hours1 * 5 - 2.5
VAR Hours =
    TRUNC ( Hours2 )
VAR Minutes =
    TRUNC ( ( Hours2 * 3600 - Hours * 3600 ) / 60 )
VAR Seconds = Hours2 * 3600 - Minutes * 60 - Hours * 3600
VAR Result =
    Hours & ":"
        & FORMAT ( Minutes, "00" ) & ":"
        & FORMAT ( Seconds, "00" )
RETURN
    CONVERT ( Result, DATETIME )

 hour.PNG

 

BTW, .pbix file attached.

 

 

Best Regards,

Icey

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@HenryJS ,Try like

Hours per Week= datediff( [starttime] ,[endtime],Hour)*5 -2.5

 

If you want to convert back to time

use

Total time = time([Hours per Week]),0,0)

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