How to convert seconds into hh:mm format in Power Bi?

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In Power Bi, I have a table that contains Name and TimeSpent by user in seconds. I want to convert total seconds spent by all users into duration format (hh:mm)

When I am getting seconds in hh:mm format for each user from database query, the values are coming up like these 12:63 etc. After importing these values into power bi, I tried to set its datatype to DateTime format but power bi shows an error saying that it is not a valid value. If I set the datatype of the column as string then strings dont add up.

What can be the ideal way to do it?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1262497/how-to-convert-seconds-to-hhmmss-using-t-sql — user5226582, Aug 09 '17 at 07:44

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 14 '19 at 19:24

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you can solve this in one line:

measure = FORMAT(TIME(0;0;tableNAME[your_column]);"HH:mm:ss")

edited Jun 14 '19 at 19:24

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answered Jun 14 '19 at 18:55

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For this to work on a new calculated column, you need to replace ; with , – Shiloh Dec 09 '19 at 01:03

Foxan Ng · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-10T07:51:25.260

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You can try the following DAX:

HHMMSS = 
INT(Table[TimeSpent] / 3600) & ":" &
RIGHT("0" & INT((Table[TimeSpent] - INT(Table[TimeSpent] / 3600) * 3600) / 60), 2) & ":" &
RIGHT("0" & MOD(Table[TimeSpent], 3600), 2)

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edited Aug 10 '17 at 07:51

answered Aug 09 '17 at 16:04

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suppose my total seconds are 1625038 which are `151 hours` and `23 minutes`. Using this formula, the hours are coming `51:23`, `1` is getting truncated. – Sonali Aug 10 '17 at 05:46
@Sonali I have updated the DAX. Please check if it works. – Foxan Ng Aug 10 '17 at 07:51
Hi @Sonali Does this help solving the issue after all? If so, you can [accept this answer](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/5235/313506) to positively close the question. – Foxan Ng Aug 25 '17 at 15:47
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I changed it a little `IF(INT(Query1[Total Time] / 3600) = 0,"00",INT(Query1[Total Time] / 3600)) & ":" & RIGHT("0" & INT((Query1[Total Time] - INT(Query1[Total Time] / 3600) * 3600) / 60), 2)` – Sonali Aug 29 '17 at 10:27
can anyone help in adding datepart as well in above query! – Ankit Nov 27 '17 at 11:48

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 15 '18 at 06:04

Had a similar question but for D:HH:MM:SS, code below if it's of use.

DurTime (meas) = 
VAR vDur = <<<duration in CALCULATE(SUM(seconds)) >>>
  RETURN INT(vDur/86400) & ":" &                     //Days
    RIGHT("0" & INT(MOD(vDur/3600,24)),2) & ":" &    //Hours 
    RIGHT("0" & INT(MOD(vDur/60,60)),2) & ":" &      //Minutes
    RIGHT("0" & INT(MOD(vDur,60)),2)                 //Seconds

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 23 '19 at 12:37

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DAX code:

 = TIME(0,0,SUM('Table'[Timespent]))

Then click the modelling tab and choose Format - Date Time and choose the appropriate format.

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 21 '18 at 15:19

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That's a better formula, which I'm using in PBI: HHMMSS = FORMAT(TIME(int(Table[TimeSpent] / 3600); int(mod(Table[TimeSpent]; 3600) / 60);int(mod(mod(Table[TimeSpent]; 3600); 60))); "HH:mm:ss")

answered Mar 21 '18 at 15:19

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user16543787 · Answer 6 · 2022-01-11T13:08:38.270

I wanted a Power BI Measure wich is easy to read for this problem, code below if it's of use.

HH:MM = 
VAR TotalDuration = SUM(tableNAME[your_column] ) //if you use a measure just leave the SUM part out
VAR TotalHours = TRUNC (TotalDuration/3600)
VAR Min_ =  FORMAT(TRUNC(TotalDuration - TotalHours * 3600),"00")
RETURN
    TotalHours & ":" & Min_

The solution is adopted from the top answer of this question PowerBi Duration calculation in hh:mm:ss

How to convert seconds into hh:mm format in Power Bi?

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