Forum Discussion
Dates on a graph - continuous -adding a date dimension
- 9 years ago
OK solved
- what are we trying to achieve..show a value on a graph of zero, for days that have no data or events.
How to achieve ..basically ..create a list of all calender dates for the period of data in question and the left join that to your data
Note, there is a power query M function to create a list of dates List.Dates ( date dimension)
Note, start DATE in this case 2015,12,7, Determine your earliest date in your data.
This will create a list of dates with no future dates !
Step 1
in The query Editor create a blank query
and paste the below into the advanced editor.
let Source = #date(2015,12,7), #"Converted to Table" = #table(1, {{Source}}), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Converted to Table", "Date", each List.Dates(Source, Number.From(DateTime.LocalNow())- Number.From(Source) ,#duration(1,0,0,0))), #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandListColumn(#"Added Custom", "Date"), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded Custom",{{"Date", type date}}), #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Changed Type",{{"Column1", "Start Date"}}) in #"Renamed Columns"2) Query Editor create another query as the left outer join (merge ) your "Date" list column with a date in your data which has no data on some days.
3) Query editor create a custom column called 'Data Exists' with this formula, where ID is column can be null on some dates.
if [ID] is null then 0 else 1
4) change type to whole number. Must be a number or it dosen't work.
5) create a graph put "date" on the x-axis.
6) the column 'Data Exists' should have a sigma sign on meaning it is a number. Drag on the value axis and it will sum these.
Graph will now go to ZERO where there are gaps - SIMPLE ?
BEFORE
AFTER
Hi I want the line to go to 0 on days where nothing happened..( there is no data for these days). at the moment it jumps to the next 1.
- Anonymous9 years agoNot applicable
Hi ozmike,
are your dates & the qty continuous ? in other words make sure on no sale day you have "0" as an entry in your qty column corresponding to a valid continuous date.
Regards,
- ozmike9 years agoResolver I
Yes I want a zero , on a day with no sale , but as there is no data for that date because there was no sale how do I show missing dates ?
- Anonymous9 years agoNot applicable
I probably feel that you need to spend some time in remodelling of your data. Since a line graph is nothing but a line that connects point so data have to have a "0" entry & a continuous date to keep the line graph continuos. This is the best solution i have at this moment with me. May be others can have a better solution. you can surely wait for them too.