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Sean-OReilly
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How Do I Conditional Format a Date to go Red if before Today's date?

Hi

How Do I Conditional Format a Date to go Red if before Today's date?

 

Here is my sample data - If End Date is before Today, i want it to go Red.

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Anonymous
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You can create a measure like this 

 

 

 

 

Colour_Date = 
VAR date_diff = DATEDIFF(TODAY(), MAX('Table'[End_Date]), DAY)
RETURN
    IF (date_diff < 0, "#C81517")

 

 

 

and then apply it as a conditional format to the column. The "#C81517" is HEX code so can be changed to a different red if you want

reidnmorrison_0-1675268940890.png

Post edited to correct table reference in the measure 

 

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Sean-OReilly
Helper IV
Helper IV

thanks @Anonymous 

Sean-OReilly
Helper IV
Helper IV

Thanks @Anonymous 

How do I turn my End Date into a measure? At the minute it is just a field within a table and i can't bring it into the formula like you have done above

Anonymous
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That should be a column reference not a Measure, I misread the column name. If you replace [End Date] with 'Table'[End_Date] that will do the trick. I'll edit the other reply to show that

Anonymous
Not applicable

You can create a measure like this 

 

 

 

 

Colour_Date = 
VAR date_diff = DATEDIFF(TODAY(), MAX('Table'[End_Date]), DAY)
RETURN
    IF (date_diff < 0, "#C81517")

 

 

 

and then apply it as a conditional format to the column. The "#C81517" is HEX code so can be changed to a different red if you want

reidnmorrison_0-1675268940890.png

Post edited to correct table reference in the measure 

 

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