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Anonymous
6 years agoNot applicable
Decimal separators for csv data
Hi, I am trying to import data from SAS Entreprise guide that I saved as a csv file but when I import it in BI all my decimal numbers are transfmored in text format. The decimal separator in my cas...
- 6 years ago
Anonymous , the decimal separator is a setting
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Thousand-Separator-and-Decimal-Separator/td-p/194928
If this correct then you should able to change the data type to decimal
Anonymous
6 years agoNot applicable
Hi MFelix,
I am very very new to Power BI, what is the step i need to add?
Thank you for your quick answer!
MFelix
6 years agoSuper User
Anonymous,
You must choose the column or columns you need to have has decimal, right click then on the context menu select replace text, fill in the values as needed.
This will create a new step on your query with the changes then format as decimal.