Format from DirectQuery

[Anonymous]

I recently switched from import mode to directquery, but the format function no longer works.

Below is the format I used to use in the import mode, that I can get ex: Mon, Tues, Wed, ....

Day Name = FORMAT('Date'[By Date], "ddd")

I don't want full name of the days, but just the abbreviation.

In this case, how to achieve the same goal while in the directquery mode?

Thanks in advance.

[amitchandak]

Columns are not allowed, you can have measure but the display would depend on context

Day Name = FORMAT(max('Date'[By Date]), "ddd")

[Anonymous]

Thanks. I'd need it in columns, because I want display each date in the column with its day name.

I'll instead achieve this in a SQL query then. In the meanwhile, can PBI add this feature in the DirectQuery mode?

Thanks.

[v-lili6-msft · Accepted solution]

hi  @Anonymous 

Since FORMAT Function is not supported in directquery.

You could use SWITCH Function to create a column as below:

Day Name = SWITCH( WEEKDAY('Date'[By Date],2),
1,"Mon",
2,"Tue",
3,"Wed",
4,"Thu",
5,"Fri",
6,"Sat",
7,"Sun")

Regards,

Lin