Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Next up in the FabCon + SQLCon recap series: The roadmap for Microsoft SQL and Maximizing Developer experiences in Fabric. All sessions are available on-demand after the live show. Register now

Reply
makarifgmmh
Regular Visitor

New column comparing two dates

Hi! I have a table like the following:

 

Report DateProduct CodeProduction Date
31/08/23ABC21/08/23
31/08/23XYZ11/08/23
31/08/23YZX21/08/23
30/09/23ABC20/09/23
30/09/23XYZ13/09/23
30/09/23MNO05/09/23
30/09/23EFG05/09/23

I need to add a column in Power Query. If the product is not in production anymore, I need to mark it as terminated. If the product was not in production I need to mark as New and otherwise existing. Can you please help me to write the code for the new column? Thanks in advance!

 

Here is the example:

 

Report DateProduct CodeProduction DateDescription
31/08/23ABC21/08/23Existing
31/08/23XYZ11/08/23Existing
31/08/23YZX21/08/23Terminated
30/09/23ABC20/09/23Existing
30/09/23XYZ13/09/23Existing
30/09/23MNO05/09/23

New

30/09/23EFG05/09/23

New

1 REPLY 1
lbendlin
Super User
Super User

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjbUN7DQNzJW0lFydHIGkkYwgVgdFNmIyCggaYhDNjIqAkOvgb6BJYrJMAE0WajJxthlff38gaSBKXZZVzd3FNlYAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Report Date" = _t, #"Product Code" = _t, #"Production Date" = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Report Date", type date}, {"Product Code", type text}, {"Production Date", type date}},"en-GB"),
    #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", {"Product Code"}, {{"Max Date", each List.Max([Report Date]), type nullable date}, {"Min Date", each List.Min([Report Date]), type nullable date}, {"Rows", each _, type table [Report Date=nullable date, Product Code=nullable text, Production Date=nullable date]}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Description", each if [Max Date]>[Min Date] then "Existing" else
if [Max Date]=List.Max(#"Grouped Rows"[Max Date]) then "New" else "Terminated"),
    #"Expanded Rows" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Added Custom", "Rows", {"Report Date", "Production Date"}, {"Report Date", "Production Date"}),
    #"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Expanded Rows",{"Product Code", "Report Date", "Production Date", "Description"})
in
    #"Removed Other Columns"

How to use this code: Create a new Blank Query. Click on "Advanced Editor". Replace the code in the window with the code provided here. Click "Done".

Helpful resources

Announcements
New to Fabric survey Carousel

New to Fabric Survey

If you have recently started exploring Fabric, we'd love to hear how it's going. Your feedback can help with product improvements.

Power BI DataViz World Championships carousel

Power BI DataViz World Championships - June 2026

A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.

Join our Fabric User Panel

Join our Fabric User Panel

Share feedback directly with Fabric product managers, participate in targeted research studies and influence the Fabric roadmap.

March Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Community Update - March 2026

Check out the March 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.