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Ignacio_Kairuz
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Jan 18, 2022

Create Pivot Table using multiple date columns of Recycling Bin

Howdy Folks !

 

Lets make an example of a situation :  I have the Recycle bin on Windows where there are multiple date columns that represent different attributes : creation date / last modification date / deletion date.

 

Now lets modify this typicall example and suppose that in this directory we have both files that have been deleted and others that have not those that have not been deleted have a null value in the correspondent row of the deletion date column.

 

Given this case I'm trying to create a pivot table that in the first column displays the ratio of deleted files over created files for a given month.

 

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    Ignacio_Kairuz
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    Jan 19, 2022

    SOLUTION

    Create a separate table with all the dates used in the principal table. Create a relationship using using Power BI / Power Query / Power Pivot ( I used Power Pivot ) between each of the 3 columns and the separate date table (2 of those columns should be inactive by deselecting the checkbox at the bottom left side of the dialogue box when creating said relationship). Then create a measure using this formula "=divide(CALCULATE(COUNT(Tabla4_2[deleted]);USERELATIONSHIP(Tabla4_2[deleted];Tabla3[dates]));[Recuento de created])"



    Hope it's easy to understand!



    Have a nice one!

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