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Lightice83
Helper I
Helper I

Dateformat.error We couldn't parse the value as DateTime Value (Works in PQ but broke in PBI)

I created a table with dates in Excel & added to Power Query/Data Model which I imported into PBI

 

In PBI it is stating an error in the Query Editor being 'Dateformat.error We couldn't parse the value as DateTime Value'. It worked for a while but broke after I refreshed the data

 

There are no spaces etc on the source dates

 

FYI - My locale is Australia & hence the DD/MM/YYYY format

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v-xiaotang
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Hi @Lightice83 

Thanks for reaching out to us.

First you have to remove these two steps, 

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then select Using Locale

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Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Tang

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gdbaerg
Helper I
Helper I

Can you try Change Type -> Using Locale...01pxcUkbO0.pngUoymtUsVQG.png

@gdbaerg  Thanks but unfortunately doesn't work as both my source data & locale data are in DD/MM/YYYY

 

 

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