DAX for date difference

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I have 2 dates "Start Date" and "End Date", I have to create a new column with the difference of these 2 dates as highlighled below.

I want the new column to show up as 4/1/2021-4/30/2021=1 and 7/1/2021-9/30/2021=3  

I am using DAX DATEDIFF(Opportunity[Start Date].[Date],Opportunity[End Date].[Date],MONTH) for this but its not including the current start month for 4/1/2021-4/30/2021=0 but I want it to show up as 1.

Please help.

[FrankAT]

Hi @Anonymous 

if the absolute number in 'Test Term' is correct and you want only to get reed of the negativ sign then use the following measure:

Difference in Month =
IF (
    OR ( 'Table'[Start], 'Table'[End] ) = BLANK (),
    BLANK (),
    ABS( DATEDIFF ( 'Table'[Start], 'Table'[End], MONTH ) + 1 )
)

With kind regards from the town where the legend of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' is at home
FrankAT (Proud to be a Datanaut)

[Anonymous]

Hi @FrankAT ,

Thak you for the prompt reply but the value is also wrong for these dates

start date =01-19-2022 -end date =03-31-2021  =  11 months but its giving -9

[FrankAT · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

so here is a third variation:

Difference in Month = 
VAR _StartLessThanEnd =
IF (
    OR ( 'Table'[Start], 'Table'[End] ) = BLANK (),
    BLANK (),
    DATEDIFF ( 'Table'[Start], 'Table'[End], MONTH ) + 1
)
VAR _EndLessThanStart =
IF ( 
    OR ( 'Table'[Start], 'Table'[End] ) = BLANK (),
    BLANK (),
    DATEDIFF ( 'Table'[End], 'Table'[Start], MONTH ) + 1
)
RETURN
    if ( 'Table'[Start] < 'Table'[End], _StartlessThanEnd, _EndLessThanStart)

With kind regards from the town where the legend of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' is at home
FrankAT (Proud to be a Datanaut)

[FrankAT]

Hi @Anonymous 

adjust your formula like this:

= DATEDIFF('Table'[Start],'Table'[End],MONTH) + 1

With kind regards from the town where the legend of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' is at home
FrankAT (Proud to be a Datanaut)

[Anonymous]

Hi @FrankAT,

I cannot use +1 at the end blanks in start and end dtae columns and they would appear as 1 in my new column.

[FrankAT]

Hi @Anonymous ,

use the following solution:

Difference in Month =
IF (
    OR ( 'Table'[Start], 'Table'[End] ) = BLANK (),
    BLANK (),
    DATEDIFF ( 'Table'[Start], 'Table'[End], MONTH ) + 1
)

With kind regards from the town where the legend of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' is at home
FrankAT (Proud to be a Datanaut)

[Anonymous]

Hi @FrankAT ,

This is working but there is an issue with dates whose end date(day) is greater than start date(day) its givning negative values as highlighted below