Solved: How to change decimal number to date format

akhil5656 · ‎08-03-2017

In my table date format is in decimal format as shown: 20160327

How can change into the correct format as 03/27/2017 in Power Bi Desktop?

Can any one help me?

Thanks.

v-chuncz-msft · ‎08-04-2017

You may add a custom column in Query Editor.

Date.ToText(
#date(
Value.FromText(Text.Start(Text.From([Column1]),4))
, Value.FromText(Text.Range(Text.From([Column1]),4,2))
, Value.FromText(Text.End(Text.From([Column1]),2))
)
, "MM/dd/yyyy"
)

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v-chuncz-msft · ‎08-04-2017

@akhil5656,

You may add a custom column in Query Editor.

Date.ToText(
#date(
Value.FromText(Text.Start(Text.From([Column1]),4))
, Value.FromText(Text.Range(Text.From([Column1]),4,2))
, Value.FromText(Text.End(Text.From([Column1]),2))
)
, "MM/dd/yyyy"
)

Community Support Team _ Sam Zha
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.