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podma
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2 years ago
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no valid "dates" in data model

Dear all,   I face the issue that there's no valid date in my data model.   Data source is Python and I'm not allowed to make any changes there. The column that contains data information has the...
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    bhanu_gautam
    2 years ago

    podma , Create a new calculated column using the below DAX

    ValidDate =
    VAR YearPart = LEFT('YourTable'[DateText], 4)
    VAR MonthPart = RIGHT('YourTable'[DateText], 2)
    RETURN
    DATE(YearPart, MonthPart, 1)

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bhanu_gautam
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2 years ago

podma , Create a new calculated column using the below DAX

ValidDate =
VAR YearPart = LEFT('YourTable'[DateText], 4)
VAR MonthPart = RIGHT('YourTable'[DateText], 2)
RETURN
DATE(YearPart, MonthPart, 1)

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podma
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2 years ago

your formula went perfectly well. As you can see in the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, I got the following error message once I tried to realize a quick measure (a rolling average) based on the new column. Do you know why it's still not running?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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