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Date to YYYYMM format with DirectQuery
Hi, I have a Date column (dd-mm-yyyy) that I would like to transform into yyyymm. My table is connected via DirectQuery. I used the following m-query for the transformation: Number.ToText(Date.Ye...
You can use Date.ToText to create a custom column like this:
Date.ToText([Date], [Format="yyyyMM"]))This doesn't work with DirectQuery though.
For DirectQuery, try this:
100 * Date.Year([Date]) + Date.Month([Date])You can either keep this as an integer or convert it to text.
You can use Date.ToText to create a custom column like this:
Date.ToText([Date], [Format="yyyyMM"]))This doesn't work with DirectQuery though.
For DirectQuery, try this:
100 * Date.Year([Date]) + Date.Month([Date])You can either keep this as an integer or convert it to text.
Thank you very much, this works!