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iowakrz
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7 years ago
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Date Hierarchy in Direct Query

Is there a solution to getting the date hierarchy in Direct Query?  I noted some postings saying it was not available but they are from 2016.  I'm hoping there has been a solution devised since then....
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  • v-yulgu-msft's avatar
    v-yulgu-msft
    7 years ago

    Hi iowakrz ,

     

    Currently, the built-in date hierarchy is not yet available when using DirectQuery mode. You could click to upvote this idea or add your own comments.

     

    As a workaround, you could create a custom date hierarchy manually. Please create [Year], [Quarter], [Month], [Day] columns first, right-click the original Date column and choose 'New Hierarchy', then, drag [Year], [Quarter], [Month], [Day] columns to place them under [Date] column.

     

    Best regards,

    Yuliana Gu

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Anonymous
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4 years ago

Hi Yuliana,

I created my [Year] and [Month] columns on Power Query then loaded these columns in the model.

Once I am on the model creation page, I created the Hierarchy on my [Date] column in the Fields pane but I am UNABLE to add any column under the hierarchy. 

Can anyone confirm whether this technic works? Or provide another solution? 

 

Thanks,

Melanie

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Anonymous
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4 years ago

Found out:

For those who may encounter the same issue, in the field pane, click on the 3 dots on the right of the [Year], [Month], [Quarter] or [Day] column you created and click: "Add to hierarchy". 

Done