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gianmarco
Helper IV
Helper IV

difference between two date columns

Dear All,

I need to count the difference in days between two date columns which belongs to two different tables.
Is there an easy way I can get this through a simple dax query without creating calculated columns?

Thank you a lot

gianmarco

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v-henryk-mstf
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @gianmarco ,

 

According to your description, the date difference between two different tables is required to satisfy some specific conditions (inter-table relationship, date type, etc.). Otherwise dax's calculation logic cannot know which two date differences need to be calculated. The best solution is to use the datadiff function to create a calculated column. refer to the following test results.

Col_diff = DATEDIFF(date_A[Date],RELATED(date_B[Date]),DAY)

vhenrykmstf_1-1651736086488.png

 

vhenrykmstf_0-1651736069058.png

Or you can try @amitchandak  blog link, which is also a good reference


If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information and test data. Looking forward to your reply.


Best Regards,
Henry


If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-henryk-mstf
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @gianmarco ,

 

According to your description, the date difference between two different tables is required to satisfy some specific conditions (inter-table relationship, date type, etc.). Otherwise dax's calculation logic cannot know which two date differences need to be calculated. The best solution is to use the datadiff function to create a calculated column. refer to the following test results.

Col_diff = DATEDIFF(date_A[Date],RELATED(date_B[Date]),DAY)

vhenrykmstf_1-1651736086488.png

 

vhenrykmstf_0-1651736069058.png

Or you can try @amitchandak  blog link, which is also a good reference


If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information and test data. Looking forward to your reply.


Best Regards,
Henry


If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@gianmarco , same as this one using a common table

 

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/Decoding-Direct-Query-in-Power-BI-Part-2-Date-Differ...

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