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Hudg16
4 years agoHelper I
Converting date format from direct query
I have a date format that is in a string as: mm/dd/yyyy 00:00:00 (always is 00) how can I parse out a new column from this just as the mm/dd/yyyy? the data is a direct query so i cannot u...
- 4 years ago
Hudg16 Oh yeah, you would need to create a calculated column or measure like:
Column = LEFT([Date],SEARCH(" ",[Date])-1)
rodrigosan
4 years agoResponsive Resident
Select column,
In the menu above click on transform,
Go to the Date option and click on Date Only:
Hudg16
4 years agoHelper I
rodrigosan Greg_Deckler
My apologies, the data is in a direct query from another bi dataset, thus I cannot use Power Query. Any other ideas?
- Greg_Deckler4 years agoCommunity Champion
Hudg16 Oh yeah, you would need to create a calculated column or measure like:
Column = LEFT([Date],SEARCH(" ",[Date])-1)