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i820017
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Date to YearMonth Column

I am trying to create a column that takes a date in mm/dd/yyyy and turns it into YearMonth. (The name of the column that I am working with is 'Procedure Request Form'[Date Request Submitted])

 

For example:

09/14/2001

10/15/2002

11/16/2003

 

will become

200109

200210

200311

 

 

I have tried using LEFT and RIGHT, but it doesn't work

 

 

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oh....!!! This should work now. 🙂

Column = IF(ISBLANK('Table'[Column1]),BLANK(),FORMAT(DATEVALUE('Table'[Column1]),"YYYYMM"))

 

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Samarth

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Samarth_18
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Hi @i820017 ,

 

Please try below:-

Column = FORMAT(DATEVALUE('Table'[Column1]),"YYYYMM")

 

Thanks,

Samarth

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I used DATEVALUE, and I still get an error.

 

i820017_0-1650392389974.png

 

@i820017 Please try this:-

Column = 
var result = FORMAT(DATEVALUE('Table'[Column1]),"YYYYMM")
return IF(ISBLANK(result),BLANK(),result)

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I justs did that, and I am still getting the same error.

 

i820017_0-1650393022951.png

 

oh....!!! This should work now. 🙂

Column = IF(ISBLANK('Table'[Column1]),BLANK(),FORMAT(DATEVALUE('Table'[Column1]),"YYYYMM"))

 

Best Regards,
Samarth

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This worked...thanks!!

i820017
Resolver II
Resolver II

I am still getting an error.

 

i820017_0-1650390740049.png

 

 

This is weird because Date Request Submitted is a Date as seen below.

i820017_1-1650390904426.png

 

tackytechtom
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Hi @i820017 ,

 

How about this:

YearMonth = 
FORMAT ( Table[Date], "YYYYMM" )

 

Does this solve your issue? 🙂

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @i820017 

You can create a column this way, Column = FORMAT ([Date Request Submitted], "YYYYMM" )

And you will get the desired result.

 

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