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Creating a Sequence ID to Reconcile Time Spent
- 2 years ago
This data is immutable so doesn't require a DAX solution. Here is the Power Query version.
If you want you can highlight any durations that are not 7 hours - those are your anomalies
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("rZVNC4JAEED/yuJZ0P108yYSUSQE3RIPEkIeWqM8VL++NW8ROjJzG1x4vN0RXlkGu+7RsH13a95BGHAhldHjwLbuPEwRj4RiOo1jdij8h6JuHdvUfcPWrr+/giqEQMQA4WKgZD+UZ9svgWBNJIWJpDBRFCaKwkRTmGgKE/M1wYkYMhEP4WiI/Wey8DY2lajbJAMEud+E4lktxZ9mKUx4TKEyUtAunMSFZEMcsqLaNex4bfuLP1/ZxGjlh+yUs7wDN2OOAUkGiIH0gAQDxEB6QHIBYiA9ILEAMZAegFSAEBQaM6EAMaY7AURMZmKOMVOJ6gM=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Name = _t, #"Badge Id" = _t, Company = _t, #"Date Time" = _t, #"Check-In Gate" = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Name", type text}, {"Badge Id", Int64.Type}, {"Company", type text}, {"Date Time", type datetime}, {"Check-In Gate", type text}}), #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", {"Badge Id"}, {{"Rows", each Table.AddIndexColumn(Table.Sort(_,{{"Date Time", Order.Ascending}}), "Index", 0, 1, Int64.Type), type table [Name=nullable text, Badge Id=nullable number, Company=nullable text, Date Time=nullable datetime, #"Check-In Gate"=nullable text, Index= Int64.Type]}}), #"Expanded Rows" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Rows", {"Name", "Company", "Date Time", "Check-In Gate","Index"}), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Expanded Rows", "Check-In Time", each if Text.EndsWith([#"Check-In Gate"],"Entry") then [Date Time] else null, type datetime), #"Added Custom1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom", "CheckOut Gate", (k)=> Table.SelectRows(#"Added Custom", each [Badge Id]=k[Badge Id] and [Index]>k[Index] and Text.EndsWith([#"Check-In Gate"],"Exit")){0}[#"Check-In Gate"], type text), #"Added Custom2" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom1", "Checkout Time", (k)=> Table.SelectRows(#"Added Custom", each [Badge Id]=k[Badge Id] and [Index]>k[Index] and Text.EndsWith([#"Check-In Gate"],"Exit")){0}[Date Time], type datetime), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Added Custom2", each Text.EndsWith([#"Check-In Gate"], "Entry")), #"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Filtered Rows",{"Badge Id", "Name", "Company", "Check-In Gate", "Check-In Time", "CheckOut Gate", "Checkout Time"}), #"Added Custom3" = Table.AddColumn(#"Removed Other Columns", "On-Site", each [Checkout Time]-[#"Check-In Time"],type duration) in #"Added Custom3"How to use this code: Create a new Blank Query. Click on "Advanced Editor". Replace the code in the window with the code provided here. Click "Done". Once you examined the code, replace the Source step with your own source.
I feel as if I've learned more about Power Query from this one exercise, then all the rest of the time I've spent with it haha. Much appreciation!
You did this in like 8 lines, so I can't imagine this is a terribly difficult solution. Is there a good place to start learning some more of the nuances of PQ? Any great websites, books, etc that you've come across?
Also, if the need arises, I get the sneaking suspicision that I will also use k. So, now there will be at least two of us 🙂
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- djkoenig2 years ago
Helper II
I was hoping you would say something like that and that I would enjoy the writing style. Check and check! I don't even need to buy anything... legends the both of ya.
Thanks for everything!