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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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hello everyone i'm actually working on power bi and i'm having this issu.

i have this kind of timestamp date :

20170701

20180708

20190609

 

please how can i convert it to a date time format ? 

thank you 

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  • Mariusz's avatar
    Mariusz
    7 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

    Try Triming it first.




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    Mariusz

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    Mariusz
    Community Champion
    7 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

    In Query Editor you can change the Data Type of the column like below, as long as your current format is YYYYMMDD

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    Mariusz

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    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      7 years ago

      HI Mariusz  i did it, but all that i have is a column sur "Error" so i was wondering if there is a formula to get ta column in date time format

      ps: i'm a begginer in power Bi :smileyvery-happy:

       

      thank u for ur answer tho

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      Anonymous
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      7 years ago

      here is the error that i'm getting 

       

      DataFormat.Error: We couldn't convert to Date.
      Details:
      20180522

      • Mariusz's avatar
        Mariusz
        Community Champion
        7 years ago

        Hi Anonymous 

        Try Triming it first.




        Regards,
        Mariusz

        If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.