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Daniel wu on 12 Jul 2015 01:13:50

is it possible to add support for "duration" data type in the report view as in Power Query?

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0599ee2e 100d-437d-a7c2-5da1760214a3 on 05 Jul 2020 23:19:09

RE: field of "duration" type

This is preventing us from properly using Power BI for our Dashboard. I will need to stick with other BI until this is properly fixed. I don't understand how this isn't fixed after all this time

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49caf22f 2327-470c-b1e6-53b6b487fffa on 05 Jul 2020 23:19:03

RE: field of "duration" type

This is actually a *really* common request from my clients, especially Call Centres.

It simply comes down to being able to format Duration as HH:mm:ss and then have the "HH" portion go over 24 hours, e.g., 25:59:59. Add this simple feature and you will open up Power BI to a few more markets.

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e646e296 95dc-408f-89a5-05be85559384 on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:13

RE: field of "duration" type

This is actually a feature request by the business all the time.

I really hope this is added soon because not being able to create charts based on durations and actually showing the duration in a proper format is looked as a pretty basic feature and that most competitors have.

Thanks

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29ce3cb6 5bff-471b-bbae-ac9b11b7b4ce on 05 Jul 2020 23:15:06

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What's the point of having Duration in Query editor and not Report view? What corporate on the planet doesn't want to track call-time data or processing times?

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310ae353 333e-4fcd-944b-c7e17db9b6ad on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:33

RE: field of "duration" type

this is probably the most important addition that we have been waiting for for AGES.....

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49caf22f 2327-470c-b1e6-53b6b487fffa on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:02

RE: field of "duration" type

All I want is to format seconds as hh:mm:ss, e.g. 25:59:59. Is this too much to ask?

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f3c05e3e 5acb-4b51-bdbc-c546e222021a on 05 Jul 2020 23:13:01

RE: field of "duration" type

Any update on when this will be even considered ?

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d1be4022 6419-4f85-87cf-9d4a137fa0e5 on 05 Jul 2020 23:12:08

RE: field of "duration" type

Unbelievable omission. Would anyone like to guess what an average elapsed time of 1443279 seconds is? Of course not, it's nonsense.

What is even more bizarre is that when you Edit Query there is a type of Duration.

Is there any comments from MS employees on progress of this feature, as without it Power BI is unsellable to our customers.

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98d7fd5d 14cd-4f97-a714-a1c928e44f97 on 05 Jul 2020 23:12:03

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Lack of Power BI's understanding of hh:mm:ss is killing me. I have to convert time duration to measures but measures DO NOT work in tool tips. So in my table I'm showing 61 secs as 00:01:01. In the tooltip the measures shows a 0? Argghhh!!!!

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6e29dee2 bab3-4021-9f76-5aae66bee0cb on 05 Jul 2020 23:11:44

RE: field of "duration" type

yes yes YES. Several local companies in the billons of dollars range would like to see KPI visuals that plot time quicker and easier. There is a tremendous of historical and trend tracking done by corporate America.

Microsoft please tag this one a must have at some point.