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Qmars007
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

Date format issue

Hi, 
I hope some experts help me with a date format issue. 
The format of my date column on the data source, an excel file, is Q1 20/21, Q2 20/21, Q3 20/21, Q4 20/21, Q1 21/22..... So when I import the flat file into Power BI, the quarterly KPIs are not synchronised as the date format is in text format.
I would like to know the best solution to overcome this date format so that my quarterly KPIs for each quarter be shown correctly.
Best,
Qmars

2 Replies

  • amitchandak's avatar
    amitchandak
    Super User
    4 years ago

    Qmars007 ,

    Based on Month start date , create a date , Assume FY start from Jan

    Date = Eomonth(date(mid([FY Qtr],4,2), 4,1)  , (mid([FY Qtr],1,1)-1)*3 )

     

    Then you can use time intelligence

  • v-yanjiang-msft's avatar
    v-yanjiang-msft
    Community Support
    4 years ago

    Hi Qmars007 ,

    You cann't change the quarter to date format, as in all the date formats, there isn't one format for showing quarters.

    For your calculate purpose, you can create a calculated column in the table contains date, like this:

    Qtr =
"Q" & QUARTER ( [Date] ) & " "
    & FORMAT ( [Date], "YY" ) & "/"
    & FORMAT ( [Date], "YY" ) + 1

    Then the quarter relates to date, and can also relates to the quarterly KPIs.

    Best Regards,
    Community Support Team _ kalyj

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