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Power Query - Static timestamp?
Hi all, I am new to Power Query/Power BI, and I am still finding my way around. In our company, we update a Power BI on a weekly basis, and it is crucial to document the date of the respectiv...
Because I don't know how to automatically add a static time to the Power BI report, perhaps we can derive this in another way.
How does this refresh process work? Is the data being added or is it replacing? What is the data source? It may be there is a time associated with the creation of the data source which can be accessed and added in a column to your report (eg the modification time of a file).
v-jingzhang
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Community SupportHi Anonymous
Power BI doesn't support to record the old datetimes it generates in previous refreshes. You need to record the datetimes in the data source, then use Power Query to bring it into your report.
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing