Using a calculated duration in visuals - is this now possible?

[ggoode]

So I had a total seconds measure, that using dax I put into a duration of days:hours:minutes:seconds, but I can not use that in any visuals. I know years ago when I tried doing things like this there was no way to use measures in visuals but from what I can tell that has recently changed. 

Is there a way to convert total seconds into a days/hours/minutes/seconds format that you are able to use in visuals? 

Thanks

[v-jialongy-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @ggoode 

Based on your needs, I have created the following form.

You can use the following dax to get the result you want

Measure = 
     VAR TotalSeconds = SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[seconds])
     VAR Seconds = MOD(TotalSeconds, 60)
     VAR Minutes = MOD(INT(TotalSeconds / 60), 60)
     VAR Hours = MOD(INT(TotalSeconds / 3600), 24)
     VAR Days = INT(TotalSeconds / 86400)
     RETURN
     FORMAT(Days, "00") & " days " & 
     FORMAT(Hours, "00") & ":" & 
     FORMAT(Minutes, "00") & ":" & 
     FORMAT(Seconds, "00")

Best Regards,

Jayleny

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[ajohnso2]

I would keep the calculation as integer total seconds and explore the use of applying dynamic formatting to the new measure.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-dynamic-format-strings

[ggoode]

Great idea! Exactly the kind of relatively new feature I was looking for. I got it to work with this method, but I noticed that in the axis, the scale labels are not appearing as the should. They all just appear as the max number in the visual. Are you familar with this bug, and any possible workarounds? 

Thanks!

[ajohnso2]

I'm logged off for the day now, if you could post a sample pbix I can take a look tomorrow