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EmmaDilemma
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3 years ago
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How do I calculate the duration between two date in Years and months (not days) in Power Query

How do I calculate the duration between two dates in Years and/or months (not days) in Power Query   

I need to insert a column which will show the age of the customer when they purchased their product.  I have their date of birth and the transaction date - I need to report on the age of customer at transation date in Years.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    3 years ago

    I was being lazy and forgtot to round decimal places....

    = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Years", each Number.Round(Duration.Days([Purchase] - [Birth])/365,2), type number)

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    3 years ago

    Hi,

     

     Give this a go (assumed coumns are called Birth and Purchase)

    = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Years", each Duration.Days([Purchase] - [Birth])/365, type number)

     

    Thanks,

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      3 years ago

      I was being lazy and forgtot to round decimal places....

      = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Years", each Number.Round(Duration.Days([Purchase] - [Birth])/365,2), type number)

  • EmmaDilemma's avatar
    EmmaDilemma
    New Member
    3 years ago

    this is great James - I will give it a try now - Im assuming I go to powerquery - add column - custom column ?

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      3 years ago

      Yea thats correct, let me know if you get stuck and I can add screenshots.

       

      Thanks,