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shashank_0107
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time difference from different column in power query

time difference calculation issuetime difference calculation issue

hello everone, 

I am working on some project, here i need to calculate time difference between 2 time columns. but i am facing problem to calculate time when date changes in midnight after 00:00. As you can see in screenshot attached, the time 12.45am is of 27.05.2014. so when i am subtracting two TIME in power query it assumed that 12:45am is of 26.05.2014. that's y showing negative time difference. there is a huge data in which this error is coming. 

 

anyone guide me further. thanks in advance. 

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dufoq3
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Super User

Hi @shashank_0107, check this:

 

Result

dufoq3_0-1713079457763.png

 

version 1 (whole code)

 

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjLTNzDVNzIwNFHSUTI0tDI0sDIwUAjwBfGMrExMQTxHX6VYHfxKDa1MLYEIxIuNBQA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Date = _t, From = _t, To = _t]),
    ChangedType = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}, {"From", type time}, {"To", type time}}, "sk-SK"),
    Ad_DifferenceTime = Table.AddColumn(ChangedType, "Difference Time", each if [To] < [From] then (Date.AddDays([Date], 1)&[To]) - ([Date]&[From]) else ([Date]&[To]) - ([Date]&[From]), type duration),
    Ad_TotalHours = Table.AddColumn(Ad_DifferenceTime, "Total Hours", each Duration.TotalHours([Difference Time]), type number)
in
    Ad_TotalHours

 

 

version 2 (add this as custom column)

 

[ a = Duration.TotalHours([To] - [From]),
  b = if a < 0 then a + 24 else a
][b]

 


Note: Check this link to learn how to use my query.
Check this link if you don't know how to provide sample data.

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dufoq3
Super User
Super User

Hi @shashank_0107, check this:

 

Result

dufoq3_0-1713079457763.png

 

version 1 (whole code)

 

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjLTNzDVNzIwNFHSUTI0tDI0sDIwUAjwBfGMrExMQTxHX6VYHfxKDa1MLYEIxIuNBQA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Date = _t, From = _t, To = _t]),
    ChangedType = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}, {"From", type time}, {"To", type time}}, "sk-SK"),
    Ad_DifferenceTime = Table.AddColumn(ChangedType, "Difference Time", each if [To] < [From] then (Date.AddDays([Date], 1)&[To]) - ([Date]&[From]) else ([Date]&[To]) - ([Date]&[From]), type duration),
    Ad_TotalHours = Table.AddColumn(Ad_DifferenceTime, "Total Hours", each Duration.TotalHours([Difference Time]), type number)
in
    Ad_TotalHours

 

 

version 2 (add this as custom column)

 

[ a = Duration.TotalHours([To] - [From]),
  b = if a < 0 then a + 24 else a
][b]

 


Note: Check this link to learn how to use my query.
Check this link if you don't know how to provide sample data.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Do your math on these values as type datetime, and you will not have this issue.

 

--Nate

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