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JennaExe
Helper I
2 years ago
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Custom date format

Hi, I want to shorten the dates on my graphs from e.g. "September 2023" to "Sep-23". I found a way to do this online, by creating a new column in the modelling tab and using the formula Short_Date = ...
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  • manvishah17's avatar
    manvishah17
    2 years ago

    Hi JennaExe , 
    You have created MonthYear column. 
    Now create a new column by this formula 

     

    Sortkey = FORMAT('Date'[Date], "yymm")

     

    Then sort your month year column by this SortKey column.
    Sorting

     

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    If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly.
    If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

     

Idrissshatila's avatar
Idrissshatila
Super User
2 years ago

Hello JennaExe ,

 

I got you an easier approach, sort the column you made by date as in the screenshot

 

JennaExe's avatar
JennaExe
Helper I
2 years ago

Thank you, but sorting the column in Reports doesn't impact on how the dates sort in my graphs, they are still alphabetical??

    • JennaExe's avatar
      JennaExe
      Helper I
      2 years ago

      It might on a table, but on my graph it's still like this: