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heathernicole
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Comparing dates from two different tables in a related table

I have three tables:

1. - Expected Date

2. Ship Date

3. Order Table

 

 

 

The order table has relationships with the Expected Date Calendar table and the Ship Date Table. I've put the columns I need in a matrix.

 

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I am wanting to compare the Due Date (in WVL) column to the Ship Date column. If the Due Date column is > than the Ship Date Column, Not ok, OK.

 

It SEEMS like it would be a simple IF function - but it won't reference the columns properly. I've tried using the RELATED function - says it needs to be a fully qualified column. Any ideas of how to make this work properly?

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

NOTE: the relationship between the orders table and the two different dates table - is based off a date id for each table. the orders table has a shipdateid column and a expecteddateid column. Many to one, I believe. 

~heathernicoale
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May seem trivial but you are in fact making a calculated column and not a measure?

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dkay84_PowerBI
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

What DAX formula did you use for your custom column?  Did you use the TableName[ColumnName] syntax?

@dkay84_PowerBI - Hey! 🙂 I did - 

 

I did a basic IF formula to start IF('Expected Date'[Due Date (in WVL)] > 'Ship Date'[Ship Date], "Not ok", "ok")

~heathernicoale

May seem trivial but you are in fact making a calculated column and not a measure?

Perfect!! 🙂 I thought I had tried the column but apparently, I had tested the measure and not created a calculated column. That did it!

 

Thanks so much! 

 

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THANK YOU!!!!

~heathernicoale

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