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Scotty89
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Date.Addmonths... Not recognised?? What am I doing wrong?

I am using Power Query (actually for Excel for this instance, but also for Power BI).

 

I have

  • A date column [Forecast Month]
  • An integer column [Add Month]

I want to create a calculated column, a second date field, by adding the integer (in months) to the original date column.

Please note: I am in Australia, the dates are formatted dd/mm/yyyy

 

The formula I have tried is

Date.Addmonths([Forecast Month],[Add Month])

However Power Query is throwing this error code:

 

Expression.Error: The name 'Date.Addmonths' wasn't recognized.  Make sure it's spelled correctly.

 

I sourced this formula directly from the "learn about Power Query formulas" link that is inside Power Query formula window... What am I doing wrong?

 

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Scotty89
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Nevermind....

 

I tried Date.AddDays, worked. Tried Date.AddYears, worked... Date.AddQuarters... worked.

 

Turns out the formula is CASE SENSITIVE. It needs to be Date.AddMonths not Date.Addmonths Smiley Mad

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Scotty89
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Nevermind....

 

I tried Date.AddDays, worked. Tried Date.AddYears, worked... Date.AddQuarters... worked.

 

Turns out the formula is CASE SENSITIVE. It needs to be Date.AddMonths not Date.Addmonths Smiley Mad

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