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Syndicate_Admin
Administrator
Administrator

Calculate elapsed time

Good afternoon

I'm transferring information to the power bi I have the opening and closing dates, it would be possible to show the elapsed time,

as in the format dd, hh:mm:ss , and in some cases the closing date is empty.

I use the following formula in excel I won't put it in the power bi.

joel121960_1-1707089514047.png

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v-weiyan1-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Syndicate_Admin ,

 

The logic of your calculation seems to be that
when closing date is empty, elapsed time = current date - opening date.
When not empty, elapsed time = closing date - opening date.
Based on my understanding, here is the data I created from the sample you provided.

vweiyan1msft_0-1707121019702.png

Please try the following code to create Calculated Column.

TIEMPO(dd, hh:mm:ss) = 
VAR Sec =  IF('Table'[FECHA CIERRE] = BLANK(),   
               DATEDIFF('Table'[FECHA APERTURA], TODAY(), SECOND),
               DATEDIFF('Table'[FECHA APERTURA], 'Table'[FECHA CIERRE], SECOND)
)
VAR Days = INT(Sec / 86400)
VAR Hours = INT(MOD(Sec, 86400) / 3600)
VAR Minutes = INT(MOD(Sec, 3600) / 60)
VAR Remainder = MOD(Sec, 60)
RETURN FORMAT(Days, "00") & ", " & FORMAT(Hours, "00") & ":" & FORMAT(Minutes, "00") & ":" & FORMAT(Remainder, "00")
                        

Result is as below.

vweiyan1msft_1-1707121074840.png

Please correct me if I misunderstood your needs.

 

Best Regards,
Yulia Yan

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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v-weiyan1-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Syndicate_Admin ,

 

The logic of your calculation seems to be that
when closing date is empty, elapsed time = current date - opening date.
When not empty, elapsed time = closing date - opening date.
Based on my understanding, here is the data I created from the sample you provided.

vweiyan1msft_0-1707121019702.png

Please try the following code to create Calculated Column.

TIEMPO(dd, hh:mm:ss) = 
VAR Sec =  IF('Table'[FECHA CIERRE] = BLANK(),   
               DATEDIFF('Table'[FECHA APERTURA], TODAY(), SECOND),
               DATEDIFF('Table'[FECHA APERTURA], 'Table'[FECHA CIERRE], SECOND)
)
VAR Days = INT(Sec / 86400)
VAR Hours = INT(MOD(Sec, 86400) / 3600)
VAR Minutes = INT(MOD(Sec, 3600) / 60)
VAR Remainder = MOD(Sec, 60)
RETURN FORMAT(Days, "00") & ", " & FORMAT(Hours, "00") & ":" & FORMAT(Minutes, "00") & ":" & FORMAT(Remainder, "00")
                        

Result is as below.

vweiyan1msft_1-1707121074840.png

Please correct me if I misunderstood your needs.

 

Best Regards,
Yulia Yan

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

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

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