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Eric
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8 years ago
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Excel Connect to PowerBi Data Converts Dates to Text

I'm connecting to PowerBi data using the Analyze in Excel add-in but when I add Dates to a PivotTable they show up as text even though they are clearly defined as dates in PowerBi.  Anyone know how t...
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    v-sihou-msft
    8 years ago

    Eric

     

    By default, all dates will be evaluated as text when "connect live" to OLAP data source. 

     

    Are you connecting OLAP source with live connection from Power BI? Can you share some screenshots?

     

    Regards,

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IuriMan
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6 years ago

I have the have issue and it was not yet resolved.

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johndolan2
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5 years ago

I have the same issue.