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cnovus
Cloud Apps
05-15-2023
Status:
Needs Votes & Comments

Allow minimum and maximum aggregation for date fields

Currently, when adding a date field as a value in a pivot table, the only option is the # of years/# of days/etc. We need the option to add a minimum and/or maximum date for the selected rows.

The current 'work around' for this is to create an integer date, and then use a script to format the integer to present as a date. However, when exporting the data, the date shows as the integer value in the exported data, which is an unacceptable result.

Adding the date as a row value solves the export issue, but displays all date values for the lowest level of detail in the data source, which is also an unacceptable result.

If it was possible to add the minimum or maximum of a date field as a value in the pivot tables, this would solve all of the issues we currently have.

18 Comments

  • We would like to be able to use the Max() and Min() function on date so we can easily get the earliest or most recent date.

    • zach_myt's avatar
      zach_myt
      Data Pipeline

      This seems like a pretty standard feature and would be a really nice addition.

    • Oleksandr_K's avatar
      Oleksandr_K
      Sisense Employee

       Hi,

      Thanks for sharing your feedback and submitting this idea. This is vital for us.

      We have this request in the backlog, but unfortunately, it is not prioritized for the short-term plans.  I will keep you updated on the progress.

  • It continually amazes me that we have to resort to workaround methods for performing simple minimum or maximum date operations, particularly given how this can be seamlessly handled in platforms like Tableau and Power BI.

  • Status changed:
    Needs Votes & Comments
    to
    Planned
  • yigale's avatar
    yigale
    Sisense Employee

    zach_myt We recognize this was marked as planned, and we still believe this is a valid request. However, given the team priorities and capacity, this feature is currently not yet committed to be delivered, and therefore we have removed the planned tag, to avoid misleading that this is in the works.

    More votes would be helpful to understand how it compares to the other higher voted items. Thank you for being engaged with the commurity!

  • zach_myt's avatar
    zach_myt
    Data Pipeline

    Just noting that this is the 6th most liked topic in the discussion and has more comments than the other 1-5 posts. Thanks for following up.

  • This is a really important feature for us.  We have no viable workarounds and may need to resort to calculating the values and storing them every time the cubes build just to be able to display a date in a table. 

  • The lack of this functionality has continued to block us from building a certain dashboard for our users, which has been frustrating. None of the work-around really works for us since we need to return the max or min of a certain date, and potentially use them in a formula.

  • YuliyaMotiyets's avatar
    YuliyaMotiyets
    Sisense Employee
    Status changed:
    New Idea
    to
    Needs Votes & Comments

    Hello cnovus ,

    Thank you for sharing your idea in the Sisense Community. We value your input and think this is a great idea! 

    In order to prioritize our development efforts, we want to gauge community interest. We kindly request you to encourage other users to vote and comment on your suggestion. The more engagement your request receives, the higher the likelihood it has of being considered for implementation.

    We appreciate your efforts!

    Best, 

    Yuliya

  • Status changed:
    Planned
    to
    Needs Votes & Comments

    Thank you for submitting your idea!

    I have brought this Idea to the product team and will post updates here as they are available.

    One of the ways we prioritize development efforts is by community interest. I encourage other users to vote and comment on this suggestion. The more engagement an idea receives the higher the likelihood of it being considered for implementation.

    Thank you for being a valuable part of our community!

  • zach_myt's avatar
    zach_myt
    Data Pipeline

    Hi DRay,
    This was marked as vital by Sisense team member in 2023, then status changed to planned on 8-21-2024, why is it being changed back to needs votes and comments today (3-5-25). Thanks!