Change Text date format to Date type

[Aamir_khan]

Hello All

I am facing some issue while Change Text date format to Date type 

I want Change Text date "2020-04-21" format  to Date type 2020/04/21 but how?

[Mariusz]

Hi @Aamir_khan 

You can use the Power Query editor.

Or change the Data Tape to Date in the model

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[Aamir_khan]

I try this solution but in some of the date gets errors

[Mariusz]

Hi @Aamir_khan 

Can you paste a sample with some good and bad ( errors ) examples?

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[Aamir_khan]

[Anonymous]

That's because you want to parse in the US format while you should in the UK one... or the other way round. You have to convert using Change Type with Locale.

If you scan all the messages in this thread... you'll notice a picture in which there's an option "Using Locale..." You have to use it.

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[Aamir_khan]

How will I change that 

[v-easonf-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi , @Aamir_khan 
right click Date colum ->Chage type ->Using locate

For more details , please refer to this post.

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[amitchandak]

Date = Date(left([column],4),mid([column],6,2),right([column],2)

If it has already column detected as date try to change the format

You can also create a formatting

Formatted Date = format([New date],"YYYY/MM/DD")