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Anonymous
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4 years ago
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Can not parse the date

When I try to load the data into power bi the date column gives me an error :DataFormat.Error: We couldn't parse the input provided as a DateTime value. I have attached date column data herewith.

Thank you

 

LINK: data 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    4 years ago

    HI Anonymous,

    What region that your device settings? AFAIK, power bi will try to recognize records based on the current system locale format.

    The sample data that you shared seems to use the UK format, if your system region does not match with these, you can try to use 'change type with locale' to help power bi correctly recognize the different formats of records.

    Set a locale or region for data (Power Query) (microsoft.com)

    My system region is the US so it failed to recognize some records, it worked after I add the step to change type with locale:

    Full code:

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("vZxNjuw4DoSv0uj1AJ0SyUy7dn2AAWbf6PtfYyw5kY5QRdTLevN6gFrFl5YpSqKoH9dff/3e/uh/9Fvvv20f/f5xu/32579///tfpGdpvZrRH0rfP25pdFn+/tFk+Yduft9vRu9G37+nhyk/TH1L2tmOUsKALmt8gHCgpE1fAtnKw9fa3APYJzYHpAcP0LRVzfh2AGdVaKuOtp7N/R8ByoDuQGwGpAbPlhX6XetNv9nrppyztVf9qHL7Rbqs16/Tu3lvmN/nN/VKpcdHk30ljJ/jo5tytP/jGSKFLts3noNz1dP47dAfWu+mnC77bX6k9EMaf9ZzHH/WtX/KvLc+En/frymEwsE7etd6NqOn0e9G37VOIf4dXZazP2PWN/SH1rvRM4wu7dyf8e2zXsaecr+X9R29RzbMOjcScEV1B0IadYCUXvJgmRsJ6Jc34/GfAqXBaAo1etoSxgk8DGiuqBYOyKE7wN2A7kC4l3vgrEpX858AmwQ8Z6CubbJ61w58xjKhm3KcnU4v6dRu6uXa89B3rXfpUK/rRu48J730MH04nmm+0M3vS9Yrze/zOTcI3f3e6CXtTM5Rfrl+zNnSnmNulv2qnnF11e/8+4C5DefUl74s70Cn5RrqofR1ziBwNyB2A8q9Q1digE2CxlM0gibr1xqvXxGYmjde/r0H3DtosYogta/6c9m+tndbAgCCcE9EGVCyTw2wScBBCfTUNvGgeEeX711mVtC7rFnnxBd1aWfn4A86BZOXHrwwAL3JcsL47dClnV4P896UfggOei89n3s8n3UdZJaFzf+iy3qlaZdlgQR6yXYp4/9fp+shdudJtiA4YzxAfVf6slcHOoUo1O9GN+WHLOcIma0bQNMFgfZtsBkQ7uUhq7HOFxdYNs0QtIcBqV++RGYEulHbksoh6DcDUvabAe4GlCuqXFEGPLcRP+tNv/o5hX1Dl+UvsfwNnWID6CE90e17KUai7n5v9JL+CV5woC79EyZmhKlXPHdeP+vazjDtHhw7X3qa/pCmP3yhm3K69E+a+hYvOO5X7KTdAtApJrz0Jea99DV/fQ/sBuRNgiUbvcDS2wnIaq/reATliqLtzgvwHgLoFKZQ1yY9a73qy9IV9V3rNDIf0KLYDo+rRWmzCvX8nk6T3ju6eS9t/4Ge5vcl7Rmz8G4ALTgQpHTRet5EQBq7rqjeA2VA0xVsz9ggQGhzGy8ACWhfLQsnBBSIEVD2j4BGFgH7RDiwObBLwGH6pXc+03pDb9JUr2tn9Gcu9llPWWPnouBp4A09jJ6yvsFLyx/qyceToGv/JAcx0HV907Rjmg5RnBagLsv/Qpf+WfaXtivY0g4F6DTOfqgvZySg07UC0Lsph85IQKeA8NLHPJsOyDeMcBv/POjOXFp3ENBFLXEYQZeu/QqkbKSfA7qCjQ+tLrBcCCAgu+aI3O27gBYlF+DsCnRK3kHv2lYzihqnXC99OYF/Q6ckGnQ6uX1DL+mgZRGDuvTPssuPuvl9mN+HrFdwNHzpybMa6tL/y6IEdWln8oYO6Cn9VrzYwugp23HjWRN0Sp1RN7+nvGKHqIqjD3Ra9IBOqedLHwHsYQBtABHYvwvoWgCBMqC0VY2DPYKmzV22/wncDejShwNIp48s1lll3L4sAwnIBm9LnoeAhuj/G9C4RkD7VRfg3YY39GZ0Crg/1JfJB/Vd603av5zDg04BEfSQDb2k26CnKadk8wdfvwO9yX4Uxp/BEyfoKe0fTvimLu1fAvc7urTz1+kl2zdNv/quvl7lukGkpyuZL7DzOSyBbgDtSyBIVxQlcwj4Uu0LzFpYEj9BtMnr3giRno6Erueny7VEtAt+kngL0ljdlovfSMo+U8Y7y20lIhTCmDwcoVU6EQoQRPh25UWW67kA+H4oAvP65cYqgjKAMq0LLBuwBDYDjFVL0CegK2i92L25pSsYrh6x3Lt+C+iGWtJ/BKV9lc5X6XqjjZT35bYwfjlBwwTBJsGyo4yA0mIE/LUCAPPync8TLzCqV98nfKWfiDZgEFtat6WFdsC6HcHEPtPtM123wLrBAGTJzZjorjESVU92R3hQIinzDKdXCNz7vwCuKPPyNUgjKAf0y5eLNBeInwCpWyuW2+54Lf8hQboGSV4mE6Do0iEkUCLwAutnUwB4rADguf4tUBKMft0dMa8fxJZG9yiIpK7luiYH0pZg+Q+S7fuk2dKc3xpfPyGStrS0FpTx6HKRgQgnKUTMM8s8imAzgM7ZCZi386YigtLvWD80AtD0y/vyyRWAdE94cP8eiCU3fgekrvly046Adsn6MdIL5PJVFgL9juVqxRugXEMt15Vb/HF7RcoxD22vjo3kcEoPQebStN81qcMzkhz9tLog51XkUsWdmVI6dDR/+zY6Uoj20OiYLUt5YqDDfaVRjVOib6J5xp7Swrm2jJtGOaKNRqM/ynqdY3ETbd/mecRhhkQxPg3W6Bh4PTWqcUZg0PbR5LuGM7rqnCeRxU0H7prsrrRR27sl0kVfkJHG6NIGeViirJ7XG1L5dK426/JB4mC7YYdFwn0IyQia+pmDNE3GaVMJMobTht2OUB/3aj0yBQ6krBjpThzzjUGP48+g8T2jRkcekLtB4yxHo6MNu3lXbdq5J5LePb96K2lhm7tj0sJzo0OacWb3IXpMm7Ns2wx6DM8LNGaVrnrgOj6RzMs/ksQ4aZFkJCa6tDE/69JqpHOCzH2dtjsSJcnhOVmfeR8mNambHp8n0baNtELZNq+JhiLrhslCIHYQKd2mMyGQ3qmRN8v61BiAjhyxQ5MRO65YWJxewNSO5BhhEB4uMjd0ekoyp3ZLHpL0myvtiELZLQlHSpd2tCnEmYWULi3L+eAgpWp6Li8hQhKK1DUaiELuikpZft6N7crAM0KGfFebGbhHKc2YO8pNvmvuKfemUQ9T5XmiW9JRc3EYDu3G83OvGIYTo8Jo/C46WrkZVP0r1JtBtOQENGzvnmyOhH5mzDCpydgskmQEShUkzgszqq7n3pZ+5iCyPidRrTQ/gZa2TWJsG0d6qrSRpoxQIMmGUwKSYZt6z9yNl/WZpEqSGB8RSXIGls9k/luMUK2dc+rRzzSa/Fbin1G2nUT5YH7Zlsa2wMUIkW2kx4qMTSM1TObKWvbeHHmkbJ+aY1/54CSqtSeRvv6KHGG1XRbcYcLsYwv+FZiQ1EzDJJmLLkdUafs4g4AkFknfcQ5BcqTmXZHz4EIa99zaTI0qMUADOmP3rtB5mLcJ553//gCiAqMHZrGfkGqNH6Isg2gPakWRHpl6ZTfGj/6fnkjT5z5j02R8lCTI+U8BlHE5lrulKjsvbsu6zivOqUqb32821YKTyLZ9zO041RKPcfEA0ukHpp8PHDMreUgyF12ScFpIZKbThoR+Jin3W0hYkvo9g2yCnEeUmQYVxgdCPTDjYrRhqruiMgUeUaopT5yoGwsHuhv0GKFfoHktOORTM5N0T0Xh/imhSuOoiUq1yXl5ELo5o8R1PaF5uGRQ4JYcoT7Te4vuGnGyRCgp5jA6OnVYVMb4fOhhOs+RuvTT6KC9C3LuFqj6nkQZPg9ku7Jg3o0JZUHMfUv1nnhunSsy21eTO+6LIBm2GVKYsiGJO4Z4IpSGX+T8/y7qmfkljGzwGs+k6iXDMGzTjZMSSDAuMndBYR+BSMMBSIQ2BZGMaU6/5wuSuCeAZCyG9HvOjThDYEVLpOF5AhGKXUiKdoIvMlL6DWczRjvupqyoK8Ofl1ceBiVOGozumOoRGnO0csW5rZselXL6efot/XRu0MoOdm4/aEed62BZ4Dw5kG3fzi9vpXvn8jmlD2d2W9LC84ygiXFznuPABikhPnJllBimGBXu0n5C7l2FiyRA8zLUXZI51zgSsr7DtU0/M0bCpknHhdVF5gSZmvSOS3wihWkqkug4zyHJu7NgrHZ2Te66iebXPtI7MVdcmqSxen6R6Z7ZcP5biWrT+b2mjPDrYuEic0mQqu+c18j1M2N/W1k9v/QM5bf5Lwu6ap+cLactyA03wlaibBunsTgzImk37beV7Lz0aFckXAgk8UjOjT1JdkyrkXTKdIlsGASRHDNWatuSjsqQ1I7Z+0We9ya7Rp3O1whFYEglND7HCI1qNwXOs62btPDM+UuhGUtg9DNKXKkTOmesn0FlESTHK4K+DGj2F1neJNL0r0gaw+fsJ300elJXz8ylT6n3zM9IU9UnlsU/ktxxpF9kfuICEQXJ/FhBkigc6UTusBLpN8h0M+FMiAmuhoHsoz5XDGCCS3IiEZDwEBnnHCVJ3eAmAJDzQ44r62LU8RSbUd0gQCyoYGwimp8JNvmu876GeWosiQyKblHhORei8+OyEG343G40aNzAMOi8MCTQqHGo7tL4C7dPJB1x79lhoBNpAYkIEzycJzKCsrYgOmxlrORKRJg8YDARoQ0EIoUhgAkmFUDmpzXXQGeSENKIjHMDS7qyYN5ZL+WD+Vl2KAvOf4OqvJMzfXoIMg/0ZT+4z+Nd9cx9BuKzH/z9Xw==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [CreatedDate = _t]),
        #"Changed Type with Locale" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source, {{"CreatedDate", type datetime}}, "en-GB")
    in
        #"Changed Type with Locale"

    Regards,

    Xiaoxin Sheng

3 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable

    Hi Anonymous 

     

    My guess is you are using US date time style, but the data in your link is GB date time style, you can use locale

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable

      Hi Anonymous 
      It didn't work.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable

    HI Anonymous,

    What region that your device settings? AFAIK, power bi will try to recognize records based on the current system locale format.

    The sample data that you shared seems to use the UK format, if your system region does not match with these, you can try to use 'change type with locale' to help power bi correctly recognize the different formats of records.

    Set a locale or region for data (Power Query) (microsoft.com)

    My system region is the US so it failed to recognize some records, it worked after I add the step to change type with locale:

    Full code:

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("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", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [CreatedDate = _t]),
        #"Changed Type with Locale" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source, {{"CreatedDate", type datetime}}, "en-GB")
    in
        #"Changed Type with Locale"

    Regards,

    Xiaoxin Sheng