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Anonymous
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From Excel to DAX

Hey !

I would need help translating this which works well in Excel but not in Power Bi

I have a social security number ex 19791203 where I create a format so that I can calculate the age 1979-12-03

The formula in Excel is =DATE(LEFT(O47;4);EXTEXT(O47;5;2);EXTEXT(O47;7;2)

How do I turn this into a DAX formula?
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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Please see the below picture and the attached pbix file.

I tried to create a sample pbix file like beow.

It is for creating a new column.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1669140802337.png

 

Convert to date CC =
VAR _year =
    LEFT ( Data[Social security number], 4 )
VAR _month =
    MID ( Data[Social security number], 5, 2 )
VAR _date =
    RIGHT ( Data[Social security number], 2 )
RETURN
    DATE ( _year, _month, _date )

 


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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Please see the below picture and the attached pbix file.

I tried to create a sample pbix file like beow.

It is for creating a new column.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1669140802337.png

 

Convert to date CC =
VAR _year =
    LEFT ( Data[Social security number], 4 )
VAR _month =
    MID ( Data[Social security number], 5, 2 )
VAR _date =
    RIGHT ( Data[Social security number], 2 )
RETURN
    DATE ( _year, _month, _date )

 


If this post helps, then please consider accepting it as the solution to help other members find it faster, and give a big thumbs up.


Click here to visit my LinkedIn page

Click here to schedule a short Teams meeting to discuss your question.

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