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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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hello everyone i'm actually working on power bi and i'm having this issu. i have this kind of timestamp date : 20170701 20180708 20190609   please how can i convert it to a date time format ?  ...
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    Mariusz
    7 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

    Try Triming it first.




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    Mariusz

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Mariusz
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7 years ago

Hi Anonymous 

In Query Editor you can change the Data Type of the column like below, as long as your current format is YYYYMMDD

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Mariusz

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    7 years ago

    HI Mariusz  i did it, but all that i have is a column sur "Error" so i was wondering if there is a formula to get ta column in date time format

    ps: i'm a begginer in power Bi :smileyvery-happy:

     

    thank u for ur answer tho

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    Anonymous
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    7 years ago

    here is the error that i'm getting 

     

    DataFormat.Error: We couldn't convert to Date.
    Details:
    20180522

    • Mariusz's avatar
      Mariusz
      Community Champion
      7 years ago

      Hi Anonymous 

      Try Triming it first.




      Regards,
      Mariusz

      If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        7 years ago
        it works ! thank you a lot for your help