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redwings00
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Convert Seconds to dd:hh:mm:ss

Hello,

 

I have a column which represents seconds, but I need to now create a metric showing the average in days, hours, minutes and seconds. In the below example, this average of my column is 213955 seconds, which should equal to 2 Days 11 Hours 25 Minutes 55 Seconds. I'm not sure how to get this to show in a Power BI metric. The final output could either be one metric for a card, or separate cards to show the days, hours, minutes, seconds.

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Would someone be able to assist with this? Thank you in advance

 

sample file - pbix file 

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Fowmy
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Super User

@redwings00 

Use the following measure to get the desired result:

New Time = 
var vSeconds=AVERAGE(Sheet1[Seconds])
var vMinutes=int( vSeconds/60)
var vRemainingSeconds=MOD(vSeconds, 60)
var vHours=INT(vMinutes/60)
var vRemainingMinutes=MOD(vMinutes,60)
var vDays=INT(vHours/24)
var vRemainingHours=MOD(vHours,24)
return
  vDays&" Days & "&
  vRemainingHours&" Hours & "&
  vRemainingMinutes&" Minutes & "& 
  ROUND(vRemainingSeconds,0)& " Seconds"

 

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Fowmy
Super User
Super User

@redwings00 

Use the following measure to get the desired result:

New Time = 
var vSeconds=AVERAGE(Sheet1[Seconds])
var vMinutes=int( vSeconds/60)
var vRemainingSeconds=MOD(vSeconds, 60)
var vHours=INT(vMinutes/60)
var vRemainingMinutes=MOD(vMinutes,60)
var vDays=INT(vHours/24)
var vRemainingHours=MOD(vHours,24)
return
  vDays&" Days & "&
  vRemainingHours&" Hours & "&
  vRemainingMinutes&" Minutes & "& 
  ROUND(vRemainingSeconds,0)& " Seconds"

 

Fowmy_0-1606159776973.png

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hello Good day, apply the code that comments, and I do not mark error, but in the whole column I add the same result, did not make the calculation for each rowCapture.PNGCapture2.PNGCapture.PNG

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