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Anonymous
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Calculating days difference

I am using Direct Query for my Power BI report. I want to calcualte the days taken to close an opportunity, using 2 columns "Actual Close Date" and "Created On". 

I am using the following Dax Measure to calculate the difference:

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When I use this measure on a visual I get the following error:

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The same DAX measure works perfectly fine when I am using import query mode. 

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manvishah17
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HI @Anonymous , 
I also encountered this error sometimes , it may happen if there are blank values in columns , to troubleshoot it , you can try this code 

Days_to_Close = 
IF(
    NOT(ISBLANK('your_table_name'[Actual Close Date])) && NOT(ISBLANK('your_table_name'[Created On])),
    DATEDIFF('your_table_name'[Created On], 'your_table_name'[Actual Close Date], DAY),
    BLANK()
)

If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly.
If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

 

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manvishah17
Solution Supplier
Solution Supplier

HI @Anonymous , 
I also encountered this error sometimes , it may happen if there are blank values in columns , to troubleshoot it , you can try this code 

Days_to_Close = 
IF(
    NOT(ISBLANK('your_table_name'[Actual Close Date])) && NOT(ISBLANK('your_table_name'[Created On])),
    DATEDIFF('your_table_name'[Created On], 'your_table_name'[Actual Close Date], DAY),
    BLANK()
)

If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly.
If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

 

Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

You mentioned that this is a measure, try using MAX() or SELECTEDVALUE() to get the current value.

Days Taken to Close a Deal =
DATEDIFF (
    MAX ( 'close opportunties'[Created On] ),
    MAX ( 'close opportunties'[Actual Close Date] ),
    DAY
)

 

Best Regards,
Gao

Community Support Team

 

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If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

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