Date/Time/Timezone Issue

[C3Jacks18]

Good morning, 

I am new to Microsoft BI and learning the tool now. I uploaded three data files and combined them and I have a date columns that look like this: 01/29/2019 11:03 PM CST

I just want the dates, not the time. Currently, it is in text format but when I go to update it to just date it gives me a error. How do I correct this issue? I been looking all over online and none of the solutions so far I have come across have worked and keeps giving me a error. 

[v-yueyunzh-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi , @C3Jacks18 

According to your description, you just want the Date in your text. Right?

I think you need to solve it in your Power Query Editor. You can use the Text.Split()  to realize it.

You can put this M code in "Advanced Editor" to refer to :

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtQ3stQ3MjC0VDA0tDIwVgjwVXAODlGK1QFJGUNkDEysTAxQZZA04ZQyQJOyhJkHlDFGkzEyAUoZGSoYGCFLxQIA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Item Revision Date" = _t]),
    test = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Item Revision Date", type text}}),
    Custom1 = Table.TransformColumns(test,{"Item Revision Date",(x)=> try Date.From(Text.Split(x," "){0})  otherwise null    }),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Custom1,{{"Item Revision Date", type date}})
in
    #"Changed Type"

Then we can meet your need:

Thank you for your time and sharing, and thank you for your support and understanding of PowerBI! 

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

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[djurecicK2]

Hi @C3Jacks18 ,

 What I posted was a DAX expression. The error message you posted is from Power Query Editor which uses M code, not DAX.  Please try using that DAX expression to create a new column like below.

[djurecicK2]

@C3Jacks18 ,

 I think the "CST" at the end is causing the issue. To remove it, you could create a calculated column like below which you should then be able to change to a date column

NewDate =

MID(TableName[Item Revision Date],1,(LEN(TableName[Item Revision Date])-4))

Please accept as solution if this answers the question- thanks!

[C3Jacks18]

Not working, getting this error