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I have a table like this now.
| Car ID | Task ID | Type | Start time | Finish time |
| Car A | 123 | S | 14/7/2022 10:00:00 | 14/7/2022 10:00:01 |
| Car A | 124 | T | 14/7/2022 10:00:01 | 14/7/2022 10:01:00 |
| Car A | 124 | T | 14/7/2022 10:00:02 | 14/7/2022 10:01:05 |
| Car A | 125 | S | 14/7/2022 10:01:07 | 14/7/2022 10:01:10 |
| Car A | 126 | S | 14/7/2022 10:01:13 | 14/7/2022 10:01:13 |
| Car B | 234 | T | 14/7/2022 09:02:00 | 14/7/2022 09:02:10 |
| Car B | 234 | T | 14/7/2022 09:01:59 | 14/7/2022 09:02:10 |
| Car B | 235 | S | 14/7/2022 09:02:06 | 14/7/2022 09:02:20 |
| Car B | 236 | S | 14/7/2022 09:02:19 | 14/7/2022 09:02:30 |
I am wondering what is the difference between the following two expressions.
Expression 1:
vMaxPrevTaskFinish =
VAR vThisTaskID = CarTasks[Task ID]
return
CALCULATE (
MAX ( CarTasks[Finish time] ),
ALLEXCEPT ( CarTasks, CarTasks[Car ID] ),
CarTasks[Task ID] < vThisTaskID
)
Expression 2:
_vMaxPrevTaskFinish =
VAR vThisTaskID = CarTasks[Task ID]
return
CALCULATE (
MAX ( CarTasks[Finish time] ),
ALLEXCEPT ( CarTasks, CarTasks[Car ID] ),
FILTER(CarTasks,CarTasks[Task ID] < vThisTaskID)
)
Result:
Leading to different results.
The only difference is whether putting a FILTER function onto the "Task ID". In my mind, they are just doing the same thing as both of them are to "filter" something by passing a condition statement to the CALCULATE function.
Can someone explain to me what is the difference between them?
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