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Can someone help me to convert the following SQL code to M query to run in Power BI Desktop please
SELECT top 100 f.fileidentifier as FID,
[Next Event] = (SELECT distinct MIN(n1.[Start Date])
FROM LEXQueryCRM.Event n1
WHERE n1.[Event Type]
AND n1.FileIdentifier=f.FileIdentifier
And CAST(n1.[Start Date] AS date) > GETDATE()),
[Last Event] = (SELECT distinct MAX(l1.[Start Date])
FROM LEXQueryCRM.Event l1
WHERE l1.[Event Type] <> 'Event Reminder -'
and l1.FileIdentifier=f.FileIdentifier
And CAST(l1.[Start Date] AS date) <= GETDATE())
FROM [LEXDEV_MSCRM].[LEXQueryCRM].[File] f
ORDER by f.[FileIdentifier]
Thanks
Saliya
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@SaliyaWeera , Try this query,
let
Source = Sql.Database("YourServerName", "YourDatabaseName"),
Query = Source{[Schema="LEXDEV_MSCRM",Item="LEXQueryCRM_File"]}[Data],
Top100Rows = Table.FirstN(Query, 100),
FindNextEvent = (FileIdentifier) =>
let
FilteredEvents = Table.SelectRows(Query, each [FileIdentifier] = FileIdentifier and Date.From([Start Date]) > Date.From(DateTime.LocalNow())),
NextEvent = if Table.IsEmpty(FilteredEvents) then null else List.Min(FilteredEvents[Start Date])
in
NextEvent,
FindLastEvent = (FileIdentifier) =>
let
FilteredEvents = Table.SelectRows(Query, each [FileIdentifier] = FileIdentifier and [Event Type] <> "Event Reminder -" and Date.From([Start Date]) <= Date.From(DateTime.LocalNow())),
LastEvent = if Table.IsEmpty(FilteredEvents) then null else List.Max(FilteredEvents[Start Date])
in
LastEvent,
AddedNextEvent = Table.AddColumn(Top100Rows, "Next Event", each FindNextEvent([FileIdentifier]), type datetime),
AddedLastEvent = Table.AddColumn(AddedNextEvent, "Last Event", each FindLastEvent([FileIdentifier]), type datetime),
ReorderedColumns = Table.ReorderColumns(AddedLastEvent, {"FileIdentifier", "Next Event", "Last Event"}),
SortedTable = Table.Sort(ReorderedColumns, {{"FileIdentifier", Order.Ascending}})
in
SortedTable
Thanks. Unfortunately this DAX query did not work. When ran it in PBI Desktop it ended up with an error message. Error message is showb below.
The syntax for ',' is incorrect. (DAX(Sql.Database("JUVLEX12", "LEXDEVReports_MSCRM"), Query = Source{[Schema="LEXDEV_MSCRM",Item="LEXQueryCRM_File"]}[Data], Top100Rows
@SaliyaWeera , Try this query,
let
Source = Sql.Database("YourServerName", "YourDatabaseName"),
Query = Source{[Schema="LEXDEV_MSCRM",Item="LEXQueryCRM_File"]}[Data],
Top100Rows = Table.FirstN(Query, 100),
FindNextEvent = (FileIdentifier) =>
let
FilteredEvents = Table.SelectRows(Query, each [FileIdentifier] = FileIdentifier and Date.From([Start Date]) > Date.From(DateTime.LocalNow())),
NextEvent = if Table.IsEmpty(FilteredEvents) then null else List.Min(FilteredEvents[Start Date])
in
NextEvent,
FindLastEvent = (FileIdentifier) =>
let
FilteredEvents = Table.SelectRows(Query, each [FileIdentifier] = FileIdentifier and [Event Type] <> "Event Reminder -" and Date.From([Start Date]) <= Date.From(DateTime.LocalNow())),
LastEvent = if Table.IsEmpty(FilteredEvents) then null else List.Max(FilteredEvents[Start Date])
in
LastEvent,
AddedNextEvent = Table.AddColumn(Top100Rows, "Next Event", each FindNextEvent([FileIdentifier]), type datetime),
AddedLastEvent = Table.AddColumn(AddedNextEvent, "Last Event", each FindLastEvent([FileIdentifier]), type datetime),
ReorderedColumns = Table.ReorderColumns(AddedLastEvent, {"FileIdentifier", "Next Event", "Last Event"}),
SortedTable = Table.Sort(ReorderedColumns, {{"FileIdentifier", Order.Ascending}})
in
SortedTable
Thanks. Unfortunately this DAX query did not work. When ran it in PBI Desktop it ended up with an error message. Error message is showb below.
The syntax for ',' is incorrect. (DAX(Sql.Database("JUVLEX12", "LEXDEVReports_MSCRM"), Query = Source{[Schema="LEXDEV_MSCRM",Item="LEXQueryCRM_File"]}[Data], Top100Rows
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