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Anonymous
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DATEDIFF

Hi everybody,

 

I have a dataset where I want to compute the ageing of some items to date.

 

Basically what I want to do is very easy, it's a subtraction of the item date and TODAY() function. 

 

I tried to do it creating a measure using DATEDIFF, however when I use this function I cannot select the column field containing the item dates after the parenthesis.

 

Why I cannot use it as a measure? Should I then go to the query editor? If yes, what's the formula to use instead of DATEDIFF?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Andrea

 

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Phil_Seamark
Employee
Employee

Hi @Anonymous

 

Have you tried using the DATEDIFF function in a calculated column, rather than in a calculated measure?

 

Do you hve a small sample set of data?


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Phil_Seamark
Employee
Employee

Hi @Anonymous

 

Have you tried using the DATEDIFF function in a calculated column, rather than in a calculated measure?

 

Do you hve a small sample set of data?


To learn more about DAX visit : aka.ms/practicalDAX

Proud to be a Datanaut!

Anonymous
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Hi @Phil_Seamark,

 

it worked perfectly. Could you please tell me what's the difference between a measure and a calculated column?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Cheers,

Andrea

Hi @Anonymous

 

Sure.  Here is one of the better summaries I have seen recently

 

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/column-vs-measure/m-p/13201/highlight/true#M3304

 

 


To learn more about DAX visit : aka.ms/practicalDAX

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