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Anonymous
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Change Data format in table as a calculated column

Hi Experts 

 

My date format in a Table is 201905 (text) - i would like this to be show as may 2019 - i cannot do this in Power Query as i have no access to the DB. Need to be done as a calculated column measure.

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Agree with @johnt75 , add another FORMAT function to get the expected result.

Add another FORMAT function to get the desired result

vstephenmsft_0-1664780985474.png

 

 

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

 

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

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Agree with @johnt75 , add another FORMAT function to get the expected result.

Add another FORMAT function to get the desired result

vstephenmsft_0-1664780985474.png

 

 

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

 

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

johnt75
Super User
Super User

Try

Date col =
DATE ( LEFT ( 'Table'[Date as integer], 4 ), RIGHT ( 'Table'[Date as integer], 2 ), 1 )

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