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Inconsistency with Power Query
Hi,
I have the next problem:
When I load some datas from an Excel file, in Power Query the dates are perfect, but when I upload to Power BI desktop some dates are deleted and I dont know why.
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Hi, Anonymous
Based on your description, I'd like to suggest you create an index column in data scource. Then you may go to 'Modeling' ribbon, click 'Sort by column', make the index column selected.
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Allan
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Are they deleted or in a different order. Check no of rows.
Another issue. When you have a date in DD/MM/YYYY, sometimes it happens that few dates are taken as MM/DD/YYYY. Just check for that too
There are few options like you try to the system that date is in the British format. If nothing works out. Then convert it into text. Check the date are the same as the source.
and create a new column like
new column = mid(DD__MM__YY[Date],4,2) &"/"& left(DD__MM__YY[Date],2) & "/" & right(DD__MM__YY[Date],4)
Anonymous
Use locale to set the date format.
Refer to this post.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Date-Change-from-DD-MM-YYYY/m-p/908419
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Kudos are nice too
Anonymous
I would say, introduce a column with seriel no(or index) in excel and bring that to Power BI. You could use that column as a SORT BY column for date.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-sort-by-column
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Hi, Anonymous
Based on your description, I'd like to suggest you create an index column in data scource. Then you may go to 'Modeling' ribbon, click 'Sort by column', make the index column selected.
Best Regards
Allan
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
One option for fixing the sorting issue is to create another column where dates are represented in "2020-12-31" format and to use that for sorting.
