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How to capitalize months abbreviation group in Direct Query and Import Mode

Hi Guys,

I have added a group discretize by 1 month, i was wondering how i could capitalize months abbreviation formatting ("mmm") , is there a way via direct query or it should be done in sql. I am using the following functionallity.

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Thank you in advance, for your great support.

 

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous , Power Query will give in init case only. So you need an upper case, use the upper function in a new column.

Few column calculations are allowed in the direct query

 

New Month = Upper([Upper])

 

Else you have to bring from Database

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , Power Query will give in init case only. So you need an upper case, use the upper function in a new column.

Few column calculations are allowed in the direct query

 

New Month = Upper([Upper])

 

Else you have to bring from Database

Share with Power BI Enthusiasts: Full Power BI Video (20 Hours) YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Series 60+ Videos YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Hindi End to End YouTube

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