Okay. This is a little bit complicated for me to explain and I am not even sure there is a way to do this using SSMS or MS Excel. Let's start...
I would like to do data analysis for a family-owned company. We use ERP system which has the option to export some sales reports. I would like to see our sales from last year for a specific item and sales representers and other analysis. However, I have a column and right below that column, there is another column which has different information and data type. I attached an example which describes the situation better than me.
Job# column overlaps with Item Price (which shows as NULL), date column overlaps with service price and job type column overlaps with total price column for every job.
Date column shows 43525 instead of March 1, 2018 and if I try to change this to date column then it affects the service price column. Although, it doesn't let me to change it.
It would be nice if I can separate those columns which overlapenter image description here one another. Any suggestion would work. Is there a way to do it dynamically using SSMS or Excel?
Thanks in advance for your time!
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I have a starting date, and an end date in tableau, is there a way to create a calculated field with all date (months) ranging from my start date to my end date?
If you're just looking for a visual solution, if you place a Month(date) discrete dimension in your columns bar, right click on it and click on 'Show missing values'. That would force nulls to show, e.g.
Although what you have specifically asked for sounds like you're looking to do 'data densification' or 'data padding'. You'd have to think about how that generated data would relate to the existing data.
It might also be easier to create a static file with the month/year in columns and (left) join that to the data set you are using. Then you have something you can reuse. I'd recommend that approach.
I am having issues trying to create code to make a graph that is dependent upon months. So I have Column A which is the beginning of the week date, i.e. 1/1/17. In Column B I have the count from that week of issues occurred. I would like to group together the count by month, using the Month function, so for January there are 37 issues, February - 23, etc. And then make a graph accordingly where the first month is titled January.
Eventually, I would like to similarly do this on a quarterly basis as well, but any help with the monthly issue first would be greatly appreciated. Here is a screenshot of the data which is located in Worksheets("Report").
First off, format your data as a table since that will make your life much easier. You will need to add headers to each column. This will make your data easier to read, and easier to maintain.
To format it as a table highlight the range, and then press CTRL+T. Make sure to check 'My data has headers'.
Good, now click inside the table, Insert > PivotTable. Select the destination. For rows you want Date, for values you want Sum of Value (where value is whatever you name your values column.
Then finally, check out this article for the whole rundown of Groupby: http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot07.html.
To be fair, there is an easy enough way of doing this without a PivotTable (adding a helper column for Month for example), but there's no need to reinvent the wheel. Additionally, if you want to add Qtr. eventually, you're better off familiarizing yourself with workhorses of excel.
Lastly, once you have taken the above steps, you'll likely find the Timeline slicer very helpful. You can use that to visualize specific periods on your pivot or chart.
Minor Note: This all assumes your dates are true dates. If they aren't, you'll likely run into more issues.
I need a flexible table that displays dates. By flexible, I mean, if I put in June 15, 1976, it displays as such. But if I put 20, Access calculates that 20 in the same field as today's date - 20 years.
I set the formatting of the date/time field in table: tbl_ageLimit to #, so it displays a serial date rather than a user readable date. This table has one field: ageLimit.
I am trying to develop a query to recognize if the date is not relevant in its current state and then convert it to something relevant and put it in another table that will constantly update.
Right now, I'm just trying to get formula to work on recognizing and converting the date. This is the formula that works splendidly in excel, but doesn't seem to be working in MS Access:
IIF([ageLimit]<=100,Date()-365*[ageLimit],[ageLimit])
It recognizes if the field has a number in it that is less than 100. But it's not doing the math and displaying a new record in the new table. Below is the sql:
SELECT tbl_ageLimit.ageLimit INTO tbl_allAges
FROM tbl_ageLimit
WHERE (((tbl_ageLimit.ageLimit)=IIf([ageLimit]<=100,Date()-365*[ageLimit],[ageLimit])));
Can someone kindly point out to me what I'm doing wrong? Thank you.
As requested, here are snapshots of the problem:
The table that is created is not showing the fifth record. Stumped.
Consider removing the WHERE clause as you do not need to filter records. Since you intend to evaluate the IIF() expression, place in the SELECT clause:
SELECT IIf([ageLimit]<=100, Date()-365*[ageLimit], [ageLimit]) As [age_Limit]
INTO tbl_allAges
FROM tbl_ageLimit
I have a matrix table created with Rows as Days ,Columns as Months and quantity of rainfall as the data field(got all this information from same table 'Rainfall'). I have taken this data from a dataset containing multiple tables in SQL. All of this information displays properly.
Now I have many tables with date field in my dataset in tables other than 'Rainfall'.
In the data field of the matix I need to be able to add my own colors using a Switch case.
The Condition I need is "if a certain date from one table matches the date in my report then i want xxx colour."
eg: there is a table called fertilization which has 3 dates. Now if these 3 dates also exists in my matrix then that block should be colored blue.
Can anyone help me. Thanks!
You can also manage it from sql side while retrieving data from Rainfall table.
You can do this using by right clicking the field that you want the dynamic color on and selecting properties. Select Border and then where it says color hit, click the Fx button. Here you can write a custom expression that will change the background color based upon your code.
I have a list named Employee Dates, this list contains the columns:
Employee | CPR Completed | CPR Required | ETC
These columns keep going on for all of the training courses required for our employees with alternating columns for completed and required dates. I am using a workflow to calculate all of the required dates of training from the completed dates.
What I desire to do is make another list that will look at ALL of the columns for the required dates and find the soonest ones and populate that list with the soonest dates and from which column it was pulled from.
Any help as to how to approach this? I have been trying to use queries in Access and also some of the custom view settings in SharePoint Designer but no luck so far.
You could try an Excel table (they also have these functions in access if I recall, but I avoid access like a plague). To connect Excel to share point follow the steps in this article:
support.office.com
Ok, now that we are connected you should see all of the columns and values in excel. Next up we need to find the min date (easy) and then get the associated column name (a little harder).
Min Date: The formula should be something along the lines of =min(B1,B3,B5), jut type in =Min( and then CTRL-click on the columns you want to consider for the row. When your done close with ). After wards double click on the square in the bottom right corner and it will do the same logic for all of the rows.
Column Name: A little more difficult, use the min value from the prior column as the lookup value for VlookUp to get the column name. After wards double click on the square in the bottom right corner and it will do the same logic for all of the rows. I'd explain VlookUp, but I'd run out of characters and attention span long before I got to the relevant parts, and excel functions does a fine job of getting you the basics.
Anyway hope that helps,