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Syndicate_Admin
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Power Bi time differences

Hello I have a question, I have a database with different materials that are purchased on different dates, these are in the database, and I need to calculate how often this material is being purchased, that is, for example, a material x leaves date of purchase January 1, then January 6, then January 16, So between the first 2 there are 5 days and among the others there are 10 days then the average would be 7.5 days, I need to do that for each material, the dates are all in the same column.

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Anonymous
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Hi @Syndicate_Admin ,

 

Suppose we have a table:

vcgaomsft_0-1674191080113.png

Please try this:

Avg = 
VAR _hours =
    SUMX (
        SUMMARIZE (
            'Table',
            'Table'[Material],
            'Table'[Date],
            "HOUR",
                DATEDIFF (
                    'Table'[Date],
                    CALCULATE (
                        MIN ( 'Table'[Date] ),
                        FILTER (
                            ALL ( 'Table' ),
                            'Table'[Date] > EARLIER ( 'Table'[Date] )
                                && 'Table'[Material] = EARLIER ( 'Table'[Material] )
                        )
                    ),
                    DAY
                )
        ),
        [HOUR]
    )
VAR _times =
    COUNTROWS ( 'Table' ) - 1
VAR _result =
    DIVIDE(_hours,_times)
RETURN
    _result

result:

vcgaomsft_1-1674191133695.png

Best Regards,
Gao

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @Syndicate_Admin ,

 

Suppose we have a table:

vcgaomsft_0-1674191080113.png

Please try this:

Avg = 
VAR _hours =
    SUMX (
        SUMMARIZE (
            'Table',
            'Table'[Material],
            'Table'[Date],
            "HOUR",
                DATEDIFF (
                    'Table'[Date],
                    CALCULATE (
                        MIN ( 'Table'[Date] ),
                        FILTER (
                            ALL ( 'Table' ),
                            'Table'[Date] > EARLIER ( 'Table'[Date] )
                                && 'Table'[Material] = EARLIER ( 'Table'[Material] )
                        )
                    ),
                    DAY
                )
        ),
        [HOUR]
    )
VAR _times =
    COUNTROWS ( 'Table' ) - 1
VAR _result =
    DIVIDE(_hours,_times)
RETURN
    _result

result:

vcgaomsft_1-1674191133695.png

Best Regards,
Gao

Community Support Team

 

If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

How to get your questions answered quickly --  How to provide sample data in the Power BI Forum

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