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jracer007
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Date format Google analytics

‎12-20-2017 07:50 AM

Hello Community, I wanted to ask you how I change the format of the Google Analytics dates so that the Power BI does not recognize it as a number.

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nik_yevsey
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‎01-09-2018 01:16 PM

I've used a long way: get 3 separate columns: day, month, year.

Convert them into text.

Merge into single column with dots or dashes between columns.

Convert into date format.

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nik_yevsey
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‎01-09-2018 12:42 PM

The same for me - date from Google Analytics comes in YYYYMMDD format and I cant find locale or some handy way to convert it into data type in PBI

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v-yulgu-msft
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‎12-20-2017 11:33 PM

Hi @jracer007,

 

You can change data type in Query Editor mode.

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Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

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nik_yevsey
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In response to v-yulgu-msft

‎01-09-2018 01:16 PM

I've used a long way: get 3 separate columns: day, month, year.

Convert them into text.

Merge into single column with dots or dashes between columns.

Convert into date format.

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jracer007
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In response to nik_yevsey

‎01-11-2018 07:08 AM

How did you unite them?

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jracer007
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In response to nik_yevsey

‎01-09-2018 01:25 PM

Thanks, I'll try with that if it works.

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jracer007
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‎12-21-2017 04:11 AM

It marks me error in the fields.

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v-yulgu-msft
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In response to jracer007

‎12-31-2017 11:01 PM

Hi @jracer007,

 

What error message did you get? What is the date formate like in Google Analytics?

 

Regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
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jracer007
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In response to v-yulgu-msft

‎01-01-2018 03:05 PM

The format is yyyyMMdd

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