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alapointe
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Problem when changing a column type with Google Analytics

Hi,

 

I have some thing like :

#"Added Items" = Cube.Transform(#"12345678", { [... some custom dimensions ...], {Cube.AddAndExpandDimensionColumn, "ga:date", {"ga:date"}, {"Date"}}, {Cube.AddAndExpandDimensionColumn, "ga:source", {"ga:source"}, {"Source"}}, {Cube.AddMeasureColumn, "Avg. Time on Page", "ga:avgTimeOnPage"}, {Cube.AddMeasureColumn, "Pageviews", "gaSmiley Tongueageviews"}, {Cube.AddMeasureColumn, "Time on Page", "ga:timeOnPage"}}),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes( #"Added Items",{{"[... a column name ...]", type date}})
in
#"Changed Type"


The column was a text column, and I change it to Date, all the other column are change to Text, so I lose every single type except the new one.

 

Like "Time on Page" or "Pageviews" are now Text Column.

 

Any idea why?

 

Same thing happen when I add a new column, all the columns are transform to Text.

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

@alapointe

 

The Power BI Team have logged it in their internal bug tracking system. You can use the workaround until it is fixed.

 

Best Regards,

Herbert

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alapointe
Frequent Visitor

Thanks!

 

For the moment, I assign the type everywhere manually.

@alapointe

 

The Power BI Team have logged it in their internal bug tracking system. You can use the workaround until it is fixed.

 

Best Regards,

Herbert

v-ljerr-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @alapointe,

 

I can reproduce the issue in my environment. I already reported this issue internally, will update here once I get any feedback.Smiley Happy

 

Regards

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