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PBI_newuser
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Convert datetime from UTC to EST

‎12-21-2021 03:00 AM

Hi, the datetime column imported from Salesforce has automatically changed to UTC timezone as default.

How to convert it to EST by considering the Daylight Saving too?

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Pragati11
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‎12-21-2021 03:02 AM

HI @PBI_newuser ,

 

There are few existing threads on this forum for this question:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Custom-Query-Function-to-convert-UTC-to-EST/td-p/1106780

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Converting-UTC-to-EST/m-p/1253745

 

You can also check following blog on handling timezones in Power BI:

https://powerbitalks.com/2020/08/convert-utc-into-local-time-zone-po.html

 

Thanks,

Pragati

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Pragati11
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‎12-21-2021 03:02 AM

HI @PBI_newuser ,

 

There are few existing threads on this forum for this question:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Custom-Query-Function-to-convert-UTC-to-EST/td-p/1106780

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Converting-UTC-to-EST/m-p/1253745

 

You can also check following blog on handling timezones in Power BI:

https://powerbitalks.com/2020/08/convert-utc-into-local-time-zone-po.html

 

Thanks,

Pragati

Best Regards,

Pragati Jain


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