Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Try your skills in the Power BI Dataviz World Championship! Round one ends June 26. Join now

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Format Now() in Direct Query

Hi All,

I have below formula to display the heading of report 

 

Header = concatenate("FD Campus Labor Productivity Overview ",format(now(),"mm/dd/yy hh:mm AM/PM")) 

 

Now when I move this report to server it changes the time in server's local time.

 

Need to change the formula in such way that it always show time in EST format.

 

Please note the report is designe dwith Direct Query method.

 

Thanks

Swapnil

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Anonymous
Not applicable

@Anonymous,

You timezone in the server is Eastern Time, right? If so, when you use NOW() function, Power BI Desktop will  fetch server’s date/time, in your scenario, you can use DAX to solve this issue, for more details, please take a look at this blog.

1.PNG



Regards,
Lydia

View solution in original post

1 REPLY 1
Anonymous
Not applicable

@Anonymous,

You timezone in the server is Eastern Time, right? If so, when you use NOW() function, Power BI Desktop will  fetch server’s date/time, in your scenario, you can use DAX to solve this issue, for more details, please take a look at this blog.

1.PNG



Regards,
Lydia

Helpful resources

Announcements
Fabric Data Days is here Carousel

Fabric Data Days 2026

Don't miss out on Data Days, June 15 through August 7. Learn Fabric, Power BI, SQL, AI and more.

Power BI DataViz World Championships carousel

Power BI DataViz World Championships - June 2026

A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.