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sjpbi
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How to convert "5 mins 5 sec" format in column into numeric form?

I have a dataset with this columns and I need to aggregate the values in the outage duration. I need to get total outage duration for a certain date(last down) and the total overall outage duration.

 

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By this dataset, I need to aggregate this so I can have a card visual to display total outage duration (1 Days 4 Hrs 28 Mins 19 Secs)

 

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ryan_mayu
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@sjpbi 

you can do the data transform in PQ

1. replace hrs to 3600, replace mins to 60 and replace secs to 1

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2. split the column by space

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3. create a new column to get seconds

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at last you can create a dax

Measure = 
VAR total=SUM('Table'[Custom])
VAR _day=INT(total/3600/24)
VAR _h=int((total-_day*3600*24)/3600)
VAR _min=INT((total-_day*3600*24-_h*3600)/60)
VAR _sec=int((total-_day*3600*24-_h*3600-_min*60))
return _day&" Days "&_h&" Hrs "&_min&" Mins "&_sec&" Secs"

 

the output is different from yours. could you pls double check your expected output?

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pls see the attachment below





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How about if there are in days in the column as well like "2 days 5 Mins 5 Secs"? What is the value to replace the days text?

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Arul
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@sjpbi ,

Is it possible that hours can go beyond 24 hrs for each row?





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ryan_mayu
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@sjpbi 

you can do the data transform in PQ

1. replace hrs to 3600, replace mins to 60 and replace secs to 1

11.PNG

2. split the column by space

12.PNG

3. create a new column to get seconds

13.PNG

 

 

at last you can create a dax

Measure = 
VAR total=SUM('Table'[Custom])
VAR _day=INT(total/3600/24)
VAR _h=int((total-_day*3600*24)/3600)
VAR _min=INT((total-_day*3600*24-_h*3600)/60)
VAR _sec=int((total-_day*3600*24-_h*3600-_min*60))
return _day&" Days "&_h&" Hrs "&_min&" Mins "&_sec&" Secs"

 

the output is different from yours. could you pls double check your expected output?

11.PNG

 

pls see the attachment below





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How about if there are in days in the column as well like "2 days 5 Mins 5 Secs"? What is the value to replace the days text?

then change days to 86400





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