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vicpg
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Query Editor Custom Column If function on Date

Hi, I have to create a custom column in the query editor which will show an indicator for the number of days, based on date.

 

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If using calculated columns the formula will show as below... 

Last Two Months = IF(TODAY()-[Date]<=30,1,IF(TODAY()-[Date]<=60,2,0))

How can I get the same result when creating a custom column in the query editor?

Thank you in advance.

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Greg_Deckler
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In general, your formula will be:

 

= if Duration.Days(DateTime.LocalNow() - [Date]) <= 30 then 1 else if Duration.Days(DateTime.LocalNow() - [Date]) <= 60 then 2 else 0

Couple of things. First, if you have dates in the future, your days between will come out negative (which is <=30) so you might wish to account for that.

 

Second, this assumes a DateTime column type for [Date]. If you do not have a DateTime column type for Date, you can add a step to transform that column to DateTime before you add this custom column. Otherwise, assuming that you have a Date or Text column, your formula is:

 

= if Duration.Days(DateTime.LocalNow() - DateTime.From([Date])) <= 30 then 1 else if Duration.Days(DateTime.LocalNow() - DateTime.From([Date])) <= 60 then 2 else 0

 

 



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Greg_Deckler
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In general, your formula will be:

 

= if Duration.Days(DateTime.LocalNow() - [Date]) <= 30 then 1 else if Duration.Days(DateTime.LocalNow() - [Date]) <= 60 then 2 else 0

Couple of things. First, if you have dates in the future, your days between will come out negative (which is <=30) so you might wish to account for that.

 

Second, this assumes a DateTime column type for [Date]. If you do not have a DateTime column type for Date, you can add a step to transform that column to DateTime before you add this custom column. Otherwise, assuming that you have a Date or Text column, your formula is:

 

= if Duration.Days(DateTime.LocalNow() - DateTime.From([Date])) <= 30 then 1 else if Duration.Days(DateTime.LocalNow() - DateTime.From([Date])) <= 60 then 2 else 0

 

 



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Thank you very much! This solved my problem !  Smiley Very Happy

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