Comparing Date/Time Columns

[android1]

Hi,

I have 4 Date/Time columns->[ShiftInTime] [ShiftOutTime] [TimeFrom] [TimeTo]

I am trying to count the total number of times [ShiftInTime] & [ShiftOutTime] is equal to [TimeFrom] & [TimeTo] (and the number of times it's not)

I am using this calculated column -> Clocked in by office = IF(Query1[ShiftInTime] && Query1[ShiftOutTime] = Query1[TimeFrom]&&Query1[TimeTo],TRUE(),FALSE())

I am not getting any syntax errors but I know the numbers returned are not right.

[sdjensen · Accepted solution]

Try this formula instead:

IF( Query1[ShiftInTime] = Query1[TimeFrom] && Query1[ShiftOutTime] = Query1[TimeTo], TRUE(), FALSE())

[sdjensen · Accepted solution]

Try this formula instead:

IF( Query1[ShiftInTime] = Query1[TimeFrom] && Query1[ShiftOutTime] = Query1[TimeTo], TRUE(), FALSE())

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

@android1 You also probably don't even need this calculated column. You should be able to use a measure instead.

Count Clocked In By Office = CALCULATE(

COUNT(Query1[WhateverColumnYouWantToCount]),

FILTER(Query1,

Query1[ShiftInTime] = Query1[TimeFrom] && Query1[ShiftOutTime] = Query1[TimeTo]))

[android1]

Both solutions work perfectly. Best not to use a calculated column if at all possible.

Thanks a million.

[Anonymous]

@android1 I think I know what you're trying to write with that formula, but let me translate what you actually wrote back to plain English and maybe the results will make sense:

Clocked in by office = If all of the following conditions are met, return true, otherwise return false:

Condition 1. [ShiftInTime] must equal true

Condition 2. [ShiftOutTime] must be the same as [TimeFrom]

Condition 3. [TimeTo] must equal true

Every && starts a new, independent condition that must be fully spelled out. The conditions aren't read as part of the same statement like you want them to be. Referencing a column alone in an IF statment just means that column must equal true.

I'm a little unclear on how you want the conditions to read. Are you saying you want to know when

A) all four of those columns are the same value, or

B) ShiftInTime = TimeFrom and ShiftOutTime = TimeTo, but ShiftInTime and ShiftOutTime aren't necessarily equal?

[android1]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking to count the number of times both [ShiftInTime] & [ShiftOutTime] is equal

to [TimeFrom] & [TimeTo].

If  [ShiftInTime] & [ShiftOutTime] is 01/07/2016 14:00 & 01/07/2016 15:00 and [TimeFrom] & [TimeTo] is 01/07/2016 14:00 & 01/07/2016 15:00 then count should increase by 1.