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Hi, I'd like to ask if I have datetime data, can I visualise the data by date on the fly without creating another date column?
For example, data looks like this, with timestamp:
id timestamp data group
27001 27242 2020-01-01 09:07:21.277 19.5 1
27002 27243 2020-01-01 09:07:21.377 19.0 1
27581 27822 2020-01-02 07:53:05.173 19.5 1
27582 27823 2020-01-02 07:53:05.273 20.0 1
27647 27888 2020-01-02 10:01:46.380 20.5 1 Can I visualise "data" by date?
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Hi, @Anonymous
Please correct me if I wrongly understand your question.
Without creating another date-table, or another time-table, or another date-column, and when you drag the timestamp column into the visualization, for instance like the below picture, it will automatically create date hierarchy Axis (Year -> Q -> M -> D), but not to the hour -> minute -> second level.
So, in my opinion, the answer is yes.
Hi, My name is Jihwan Kim.
If this post helps, then please consider accept it as the solution to help other members find it faster.

Hi, @Anonymous
Please correct me if I wrongly understand your question.
Without creating another date-table, or another time-table, or another date-column, and when you drag the timestamp column into the visualization, for instance like the below picture, it will automatically create date hierarchy Axis (Year -> Q -> M -> D), but not to the hour -> minute -> second level.
So, in my opinion, the answer is yes.
Hi, My name is Jihwan Kim.
If this post helps, then please consider accept it as the solution to help other members find it faster.

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