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Anonymous
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Need help connecting Date table to Fact Table

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I am a beginner learning power bi and I need help connecting my date table which was generated using calenderautofunction to my fact table which is the Order Table. Whenever i link the date with creation date with my date table i get an error but when i link the date with order date i don't get any error but it still doesn't function correctly. 

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DataNinja777
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Hi @Anonymous 

What about inserting a new calendar table using the "calendar" function and then linking it with the date column in the 'Order Table'?  

 

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The dax formula below will generate a calendar table based on the minimum and maximum date in your fact table.

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If you needed year, month, quarter, columns added, you can use "addcolumns" at the beginning like shown in an example below.

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Anonymous
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Thank you so much! I also observed that the date format didn't match. After implementing your suggestion and creating the new table, I converted the date format to display only the date and not date/time. Additionally, I transformed the "ordered date" and "creation date"  columns in the order table to date-only format not date/time.

DataNinja777
Super User
Super User

Hi @Anonymous 

What about inserting a new calendar table using the "calendar" function and then linking it with the date column in the 'Order Table'?  

 

Sakiko_0-1694217205940.png

The dax formula below will generate a calendar table based on the minimum and maximum date in your fact table.

Sakiko_1-1694217297081.png

If you needed year, month, quarter, columns added, you can use "addcolumns" at the beginning like shown in an example below.

Sakiko_2-1694217639370.png

 

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