Overlapping Time Data

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To calculate uptime and downtime from your dataset and implement the described logic, you can use Excel formulas and possibly pivot tables for summarizing the data by daily, weekly, and monthly views. Here is a step-by-step guide to achieving this:

Step 1: Data Preparation Ensure your data is organized in columns with headings "Category," "Start Time," and "Finish Time." Make sure the date and time values are recognized as date/time data types in Excel.

Step 2: Calculate Uptime and Downtime You can create additional columns to calculate uptime and downtime based on your logic. Here is a general structure for the formulas you can use:

• Column 😧 Uptime (in minutes)

=IF(A2="Job", IF(C2-B2>0, (C2-B2)*1440, 0), "")

• Column E: Downtime (in minutes)

=IF(A2="Downtime", IF(C2-B2>0, (C2-B2)*1440, 0), "")

• Column F: No Data (in minutes)

=IF(AND(TEXT(B2,"hh:mm")<="06:00", TEXT(C2,"hh:mm")>="22:30"), (C2-B2)*1440, "")

Copy these formulas down to apply to your entire dataset.

Step 3: Handle Overlapping Time To handle overlapping time, you can use a more advanced formula or VBA macro, which would require a more detailed understanding of your specific data and requirements. It is essential to consider the sequence of activities and how they overlap.

Step 4: Summarize Data To summarize the data by daily, weekly, and monthly views, you can use Excel pivot tables:

1. Select your data range, including the new columns for uptime, downtime, and no data.
2. Go to the "Insert" tab and click "PivotTable."
3. In the PivotTable Field List, drag the "Category" field to the "Rows" area, "Uptime," "Downtime," and "No Data" fields to the "Values" area.
4. In the PivotTable, right-click on the "Dates" field (your timestamp column) and group it by the desired time interval (daily, weekly, or monthly).
5. Customize your PivotTable to display the data as needed.

This PivotTable will allow you to view uptime, downtime, and no data summaries by the selected time intervals.

Please note that handling overlapping time may require more complex Excel formulas or VBA coding, depending on the specific scenarios in your dataset. You may need to adjust the provided formulas to match your exact requirements. The text and steps were edited with the help of AI.

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