PowerBi subtracting two cells in different rows with condition - powerbi

Question

I am wondering if something that i would like to achieve is possible, please look at the picture and read description below:
I would like to add a column to the right, where if a cell table[ActionType] = "TERMINATING", it calculates a difference between timestamps (timestamp for TERMINATING - timestamp for STARTING in below row). If the result is positive (>0) then store it in a column in a corresponding row (eg next to timestapm for terminating), if result is negative don't store it. And all of that applied to whole table.
I tried conditional column and i guess it cannot be done with this or at least I couldn't make it.
Will be very thankful for responses and tips!

Answer 1

Pre-requisite :- Add an Index Column using the query editor. Make sure they are in the next row to each other.
It is advisable to keep TimeStamp column as a DateTime Column itself.
So, if you can change your TimeStamp column to a DateTime column then try this :-
Difference =
Var Get_Action_Type = Table1[ActionType]
Var required_Index_1 = Table1[Index] + 1
Var required_Index = IF(required_Index_1 > MAX(Table1[Index]),required_Index_1-1, required_Index_1)
Var Current_Action_TimeStamp = Table1[TimeStamp]
Var next_Action_TimeStamp = CALCULATE(MAX(Table1[TimeStamp]),FILTER(Table1, Table1[Index] = required_Index))
Var pre_result = IF(Get_Action_Type = "TERMINATING", DATEDIFF(Current_Action_TimeStamp, next_Action_TimeStamp,SECOND), BLANK())
Var result = IF(pre_result > 0, pre_result, BLANK())
return result
And if you cannot change it to a Date Time, then try this calculated column,
Difference_2 =
Var Get_Action_Type = Table1[ActionType]
Var required_Index_1 = Table1[Index] + 1
Var required_Index = IF(required_Index_1 > MAX(Table1[Index]),required_Index_1-1, required_Index_1)
Var Current_Action_TimeStamp = Table1[Time_Stamp_Number]
Var next_Action_TimeStamp = CALCULATE(MAX(Table1[Time_Stamp_Number]),FILTER(Table1, Table1[Index] = required_Index))
Var pre_result = IF(Get_Action_Type = "TERMINATING", next_Action_TimeStamp - Current_Action_TimeStamp, BLANK())
Var result = IF(pre_result > 0, pre_result, BLANK())
return result
The Output looks as below :-
Kindly accept the answer if it helps and do let me know, how it works for you.