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Pbiuserr
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Post Prodigy

Convert code YYYYMM to date in PowerQuery

Hello,

I've got in my calendar only codes like 202201 202202 etc. I'd like to convert them to dates in PowerQuery like:

202201 - 01/01/2022

202202 - 01/02/2022

and so on. Is that possible?

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Pbiuserr
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

= Table.TransformColumns(#"previous step", {{"column name", each _ & "01", type date}})

works

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Pbiuserr
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

= Table.TransformColumns(#"previous step", {{"column name", each _ & "01", type date}})

works

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Pbiuserr ,

You can create a new column

 

Date 1 = #date(Text.Start([date],4), Text.End([date],2),1)

 

or

= Date.FromText([Date]&"01")

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Hi,

Both functions doesn't work

 

Expression.Error: We cannot apply operator & to types Number and Text.
Details:
Operator=&
Left=202201
Right=01

 

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