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AFra
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5 years ago
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Change date format in dataset table

Hi all,    I have a table with 200 date columns.   They are displayed in a long format. I'd like to have it displayed such as 26/10/2015 I know how to change the format column by column, b...
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    v-easonf-msft
    5 years ago

    Hi,  AFra 

    Please try follow steps:

    1. Select all fields in the table in the "Model view" (select a field first,then ctrl+A to select all fields)

    2.Change the data type and format as follows:

     

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Anonymous
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5 years ago

Hi AFra ,

 

yes this is possible in the advanced editor.

First specify the columns you want to change the data like:

custom1 = List.Skip(Table.ColumnNames(Source),10),             --> this is if you want to select column 10 onwards.

Then you can change the type of all the slected columns in custom1 by:

 

changetype = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,List.Transform(Custom1, each {_,type date}))

 

after "type" you can enter the date time you want.