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Power Query Date Year Column from Date

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How would you convert the following as a column (01/01/2012) in Power Query to Jan-12. My column with the date is called Year

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Jihwan_Kim
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CNENFRNL
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@Anonymous 

= Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom", each Date.ToText(Date.From([Year], "Fr"), "MMM-yy"))

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Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension!

DAX is simple, but NOT EASY!

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CNENFRNL
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@Anonymous 

= Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom", each Date.ToText(Date.From([Year], "Fr"), "MMM-yy"))

Screenshot 2021-04-02 170209.png


Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension!

DAX is simple, but NOT EASY!

Jihwan_Kim
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Super User

Hi, @Anonymous 

Please correct me if I wrongly understand your question.

 

Please check the below picture if that is what you are looking for.

 

Picture4.png

 

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.


If this post helps, then please consider accepting it as the solution to help other members find it faster, and give a big thumbs up.


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