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joshua1990
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Automatic data type detection

‎03-27-2022 03:20 AM

Hi experts! 
I have access to a Source that has multiple column, all of them declared as text.

it doesn't matter if there is a date, numbers etc - the source declared everything as a text.

We are talking about multiple tables with a lot of columns.

Now I would like to change this columns into the right format in the Dataflow.

Is there any automatic way to define each column? 

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johnt75
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‎03-28-2022 06:10 AM

In Power Query, select all the columns ( ctrl-A) then go to the Transform tab and choose "Detect Data Type"

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johnt75
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‎03-28-2022 06:10 AM

In Power Query, select all the columns ( ctrl-A) then go to the Transform tab and choose "Detect Data Type"

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