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peterhui50
Helper III
Helper III

code clean up?

Hi there,

 

I have these two custom columns over here, I'm pretty satisfied with it, and it does what it needs to do, but is there a more succient way of doing this?

 

Column Starting_Job_Level - I want it to return the job level as of the minimum (entry) date of that NAME

Column Path - I want it to concententate and show a path across the dates

 

peterhui50_0-1612982905521.png

 

 

Here are the two columns --

``

Starting_Job_Level =

VAR Min_Date = MINX( CALCULATETABLE( 'Table (4)', ALLEXCEPT('Table (4)', 'Table (4)'[NAME])), 'Table (4)'[Date]) RETURN

IF('Table (4)'[Date] = Min_Date, 'Table (4)'[Job],"")
 
 
Path = CONCATENATEX( CALCULATETABLE( 'Table (4)', ALLEXCEPT('Table (4)','Table (4)'[NAME])), 'Table (4)'[Job], " >> ")
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parry2k
Super User
Super User

@peterhui50 some changes:

 

Starting_Job_Level =
VAR __table = ALLEXCEPT('Table (4)', 'Table (4)'[NAME])
VAR Min_Date = MINX( __table, 'Table (4)'[Date]) 
RETURN
CALCULATE ( MIN ( 'Table (4)'[Job] ), __table, KEEPFILTERS ( 'Table (4)'[Date] = Min_Date ) )
 
 
Path = CONCATENATEX(  ALLEXCEPT('Table (4)','Table (4)'[NAME]), 'Table (4)'[Job], " >> ")

 

Starting job level needs fix, if two names start on the same date and have different job name, it will give the wrong result, you need to check it for the name and the minimum date.

 

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parry2k
Super User
Super User

@peterhui50 some changes:

 

Starting_Job_Level =
VAR __table = ALLEXCEPT('Table (4)', 'Table (4)'[NAME])
VAR Min_Date = MINX( __table, 'Table (4)'[Date]) 
RETURN
CALCULATE ( MIN ( 'Table (4)'[Job] ), __table, KEEPFILTERS ( 'Table (4)'[Date] = Min_Date ) )
 
 
Path = CONCATENATEX(  ALLEXCEPT('Table (4)','Table (4)'[NAME]), 'Table (4)'[Job], " >> ")

 

Starting job level needs fix, if two names start on the same date and have different job name, it will give the wrong result, you need to check it for the name and the minimum date.

 

Check my latest blog post Compare Budgeted Scenarios vs. Actuals I would  Kudos if my solution helped. 👉 If you can spend time posting the question, you can also make efforts to give Kudos to whoever helped to solve your problem. It is a token of appreciation!

Visit us at https://perytus.com, your one-stop-shop for Power BI-related projects/training/consultancy.



Subscribe to the @PowerBIHowTo YT channel for an upcoming video on List and Record functions in Power Query!!

Learn Power BI and Fabric - subscribe to our YT channel - Click here: @PowerBIHowTo

If my solution proved useful, I'd be delighted to receive Kudos. When you put effort into asking a question, it's equally thoughtful to acknowledge and give Kudos to the individual who helped you solve the problem. It's a small gesture that shows appreciation and encouragement! ❤


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution. Proud to be a Super User! Appreciate your Kudos 🙂
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