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Helper IVConvert UTC to client time zones?
Hi Betsy,
We may take a try with the method below:
Assuming currently we have the Time and UTC column in a table, where [Time] stores the actual UTC time, [UTC] stores the changed hour count between client and UTC.
Based on the different Time Zone, UTC values changes within -12 to 12 range.
When data loaded into Power BI, open Query Editor, under the Add column tab, click Add Custom Column, then under the formula part, copy and paste the following:
DateTime.AddZone([Time],0)Click OK. This step adds the default UTC Time Zone (0 here) under the time stored in [Time], to the newly created ZoneTime column;
After that, we need to create another column to switch the time zone to the client, also click on the Add custom column, then copy and paste the following formula:
DateTimeZone.SwitchZone([ZoneTime],[UTC])
After that, we have successfully added the time Zone information into the time. Then we need format the column into date/time/timezone format.
Select ClientTime column, navigate to Transform tab, choose data type and select Date/Time/TimeZone:
After that, click close and apply.
Till then we should have finished converting the time into Client local time.
If any further questions, please feel free to post back.Regards,
Charlie Liao
Hi sahilhira162 - I have a similar business need to be implemented. Have you been able to figure this issue?
Community ChampionCurrently, I'm working on a workaround to convert date/times between Windows time zones.
So far, my playlist has 2 videos, including converting date/times of the events of the Olympic Winter Games from Korean Standard Time to any Windows time zone of your choice, and how to create a table with clock switches for a Windows time zone.
The workaround is based on a table with all UTC Offsets for all Windows time zones in the period 2015-2024.
If I take pieces of the solution and apply to this topic, then this query - ClockSwitchesEasternTime - returns a table with clock switches for Eastern Time (I pasted this part via option "Enter Data"):
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("rZQ9i8JAEIb/ypJKQdnZ2Xx4diJXBg7USi0CprDQ4rz7/85m5+JZOIvMQhrD4/vyMOTd74vJbrueQwUwNZ/d7af/vprt+dKbyW5jDr8AWJt1d+1O3bSYFc46i+Aq43AJQI9ZtfSa/h9/BgStH6DSNMx8tcVx9maTt4vY1DwXlWPRSPgH8XaNG43ql0IPaUWRt86HlFoS+kOURnVMkYwYURphSGlEI0aURlVMkYwYURoNl16IRowojcqYIhkxojSCkPIhGjGiNPIxRTJiRGcUvnqE1C4QkWEXKCW1C4QoLxTujE68ECNKoyamSEaMZFg6xOTSEZJh6SgltXSEZFg69MmlIyTD0lFKaukIybALWCZ3gZAMu0ApqV0g5L/R8Q4=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [TimeZone = _t, UTC = _t, #"Offset After" = _t, #"Local After" = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"TimeZone", type text}, {"UTC", type datetime}, {"Offset After", type duration}, {"Local After", type datetime}})
in
#"Changed Type"And this query - UTC to Eastern Time - will convert date/times to Eastern Time (as Source, I pasted some random date/times via option "Enter Data"):
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("XVFJbsQgEPwK8jlSb9CYvuUBkeZuzf+/kcIsTkbiAkVt3dd1GEklZanJQznE0+vneH9dx0kqHfDUQjSKLkCEBCCrgiIWxgvJU6ulGuZhZ/oegFIZ7xDK8l9L89BqwQB1UeowAUdDcXgBTj0W7qV7SFlSSq3/P9MZVqOU9V+YZg8PFpgsAiK14YCoJbItRiPpcTUnQVZQdkGEmpTWKdq2ySh4JkM52Kz3MutZb8FR2i6uo4agBhh5jx3mk4FZSf0Ty8h3quyR86I42ZiIo3ZwewhwuQEJxUbkaS5TCjIAnnU85lE4dC/wFhp54S7eXV4fUL4TI9sel205xCp9jl3u/Qs=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"UTC DateTime" = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"UTC DateTime", type datetime}}),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Eastern Date Time", (ThisRow) => ThisRow[UTC DateTime] + List.Last(Table.SelectRows(ClockSwitchesEasternTime, each [UTC] <= ThisRow[UTC DateTime])[Offset After]), type datetime)
in
#"Added Custom"
ClockSwitchesEasternTimeUTC to Eastern Time
Another great post. I see you are using [Offset After] . How exact is this feature used?
= Table.AddColumn( ChangedTypeToDateTime, "Eastern Date Time", (ThisRow) => ThisRow[UTC DateTime] + List.Last( Table.SelectRows( ClockSwitchesEasternTime, each [UTC] <= ThisRow[UTC DateTime])[Offset After] ), type datetime- MarcelBeug
The part
Table.SelectRows(ClockSwitchesEasternTime, each [UTC] <= ThisRow[UTC DateTime])
returns a table.
By adding [Offset After], the "Offset After" column of that table is returned as a list of values (i.c. durations).