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Direct Query date conversion from UTC to Local Timezone
Hi there,
I was planning to build a live dashboard that has all the data stored in Azure SQL DB, I was planning to use direct query instead of import so that I would avoid schedule refreshes and avoid load on the database services. Direct Query works fine till I want to modify the UTC to local time. I cannot add a column and use "DateTimeZone.SwitchZone" for converting my dates from UTC to local.
Is there any workaround for conversions? If not should I go back to Import Query mode and perform schedule refreshes?
Anonymous , when you create a connection there is the connection to give a query. You can use that.
simple addition and subtraction can work in dax and power query. If your timezone do not change with the season then you can simply try to add and subtract time and check
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Anonymous ,the best way is to use a SQL in advance option and do the conversion in SQL.
Anonymous , when you create a connection there is the connection to give a query. You can use that.
simple addition and subtraction can work in dax and power query. If your timezone do not change with the season then you can simply try to add and subtract time and check