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shephee
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3 years ago
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Max date less than current record date

Hello, I need help with Power Query logic.

 

I have a table "asset" which contains asset values by account_no and by a calendar date.  I need to identify the previous calendar_date prior to the current calendar_date.  For example, in the table below if the current calendar_date is 9/26/2022, I need to return the prior date of 9/23/2022. I appreciate any help.

 

 

 

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    Cool, makes more sense 🙂

     

    You can create two index columns, one starting from 1, the other from 0, and merge the table on itself using [account] & [Index0] = [account] & [Index1].

     

    See working query below:

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("Zc3LDcAgDAPQXXJGimNKC7Mg9l+DlH44xMcny+5dzCNJUBSnEqSM9Ks1RY2a1Rj0Xlial9LzdHHs7qfeLVH97Qrqo2ivjgk=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [account = _t, calendar_date = _t]),
        addIndex1 = Table.AddIndexColumn(Source, "Index1", 1, 1, Int64.Type),
        addIndex0 = Table.AddIndexColumn(addIndex1, "Index0", 0, 1, Int64.Type),
        mergeOnSelf = Table.NestedJoin(addIndex0, {"account", "Index0"}, addIndex0, {"account", "Index1"}, "addIndex0", JoinKind.LeftOuter),
        expandCal_Date = Table.ExpandTableColumn(mergeOnSelf, "addIndex0", {"calendar_date"}, {"calendar_date.1"}),
        remOthCols = Table.SelectColumns(expandCal_Date,{"account", "calendar_date", "calendar_date.1"})
    in
        remOthCols

     

    Example query output:

     

    Pete

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  • Hi shephee ,

     

    The basic logic is MAX(Date) where Date < Current. When you say you want to "return" this date, what do you mean? Do you want to filter it, use it in a calculation, display t in a column etc.?

     

    Pete

    • shephee's avatar
      shephee
      Frequent Visitor

      I want to display it in a new column.

      • BA_Pete's avatar
        BA_Pete
        Super User

         

        Okay, this sounds like an XY Problem.

        Are you trying to bring the previous date/value into each row so you can do comparisons/variances between current row and prior?

         

        Pete