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annejeel
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Difference between two dates without using DAX

Hello oracle. 

 

I am VERY new to Power BI and DAX is terrifying to me, so, please be gentle 🙂 

 

I want to work out the amount of time (in days) between two dates. I'd like to work this out for the single dates but also looks at averages across all of the dates. Is this possible?, and is it possible to do without using DAX as I'm completely clueless there? 

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v-luwang-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi  @annejeel ,

Pls test the below:(difference)

= Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each let 
s = [date1],
e =[date2],
x =
List.Generate(
()=>s,
each _<=e,
each Date.AddDays(_,1)
),
l = List.Select(
x,
each Date.DayOfWeek(_,Day.Monday)<5
)
in 
List.Count(l))

vluwangmsft_0-1653385723908.png

Average:

= Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type1", "Custom2", each List.Average(#"Changed Type1"[datediff]))

vluwangmsft_1-1653385764999.png

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Best Regards

Lucien

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v-luwang-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi  @annejeel ,

Pls test the below:(difference)

= Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each let 
s = [date1],
e =[date2],
x =
List.Generate(
()=>s,
each _<=e,
each Date.AddDays(_,1)
),
l = List.Select(
x,
each Date.DayOfWeek(_,Day.Monday)<5
)
in 
List.Count(l))

vluwangmsft_0-1653385723908.png

Average:

= Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type1", "Custom2", each List.Average(#"Changed Type1"[datediff]))

vluwangmsft_1-1653385764999.png

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!


Best Regards

Lucien

Hariharan_R
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi

 if you want to find the difference between two dates then you can achieve it in Power Query editor like below. Share some sample data and also show the expected result to help more. 

 

Hariharan_R_0-1652975598751.png

Hariharan_R_1-1652975693104.png

Thanks

Hari

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