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Adams_Apple
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Overtime Dax Formulas

Hi All,

I know there are already a lot of posts on this topic, but I have scoured them all and can't seem to get this to work.
I need to be able to determine overtime hours per week per employee, as well as overtime hours for groups as a whole, and then eventuall use that to calculate overtime costs.

 

I can successfully calculate Overtime Hours with this measure, but it only works in a table where I am looking at employees by weeks. if i look at more than 1 employee or more than 1 week I run into a sum total issue. 

 

Overtime Hours =
IF(
(CALCULATE(SUMX(Employees,Employees[Hours Paid]), FILTER(Employees,Employees[Year] && Employees[Week of Year]))) > 40,
(CALCULATE(SUMX(Employees,Employees[Hours Paid]), FILTER(Employees,Employees[Year] && Employees[Week of Year]))) - 40,
0)

 

This measure appears to have be calculating the sum total, but for normal hours and overtime hours, it also doesnt display the hours per employee for some reason.

 

Measure = SUMX(
    SUMMARIZE( Employees,
        Employees[Hours Paid],
        "Value", IF(SUM(Employees[Hours Paid]) > 40, SUM(Employees[Hours Paid]) - 40, 0)
    ),
    [Value]
)
 
And then the sum total issues go on to effect the overtime pay..
 
Thank you so much for your help!
Adams_Apple_1-1740174094131.png

 


 

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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I am not sure how your semantic model looks like, but I tried to create a sample pbix file like below.

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

Jihwan_Kim_1-1740199957055.png

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1740199934892.png

 

Work Hours: = 
SUM( work_hours[work_hours] )

 

Overtime Hours: = 
VAR _t =
    ADDCOLUMNS (
        SUMMARIZE ( work_hours, 'calendar'[Start of Week], employee[name] ),
        "@overtime",
            IF ( [Work Hours:] > 40, [Work Hours:] - 40, 0 )
    )
RETURN
    SUMX ( _t, [@overtime] )

 

Overtime Pay: = 
VAR _t =
    ADDCOLUMNS (
        SUMMARIZE ( work_hours, 'calendar'[Start of Week], employee[name], employee[overtime_rate] ),
        "@overtimepay",
            IF ( [Work Hours:] > 40, [Work Hours:] - 40, 0 ) * employee[overtime_rate]
    )
RETURN
    SUMX(_t, [@overtimepay])

 


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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I am not sure how your semantic model looks like, but I tried to create a sample pbix file like below.

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

Jihwan_Kim_1-1740199957055.png

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1740199934892.png

 

Work Hours: = 
SUM( work_hours[work_hours] )

 

Overtime Hours: = 
VAR _t =
    ADDCOLUMNS (
        SUMMARIZE ( work_hours, 'calendar'[Start of Week], employee[name] ),
        "@overtime",
            IF ( [Work Hours:] > 40, [Work Hours:] - 40, 0 )
    )
RETURN
    SUMX ( _t, [@overtime] )

 

Overtime Pay: = 
VAR _t =
    ADDCOLUMNS (
        SUMMARIZE ( work_hours, 'calendar'[Start of Week], employee[name], employee[overtime_rate] ),
        "@overtimepay",
            IF ( [Work Hours:] > 40, [Work Hours:] - 40, 0 ) * employee[overtime_rate]
    )
RETURN
    SUMX(_t, [@overtimepay])

 


If this post helps, then please consider accepting it as the solution to help other members find it faster, and give a big thumbs up.


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Absolutely awesome, thank you so much!!!!

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