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R Script Date issues in Power Query

‎05-07-2019 04:03 AM

Hi Experts and Power BI SUperuser

 

can someone shed some light on the following issue: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/Problems-with-dates-when-using-R-Script-in-Power-Query/idi-p...

 

Kindly refer to the above link. Is this still an on going issue in Power Query or has a work around and or solution been found to this.

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‎05-07-2019 11:12 PM

Hi @Anonymous ,

Based on my test, I am afraid the problem is still a limitation for R script in Power BI, you could set the date column as Text and use the R script, it will work for your data:

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Daniel He

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v-danhe-msft
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‎05-07-2019 11:12 PM

Hi @Anonymous ,

Based on my test, I am afraid the problem is still a limitation for R script in Power BI, you could set the date column as Text and use the R script, it will work for your data:

1.PNG

Regards,

Daniel He

Community Support Team _ Daniel He
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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‎05-07-2019 11:49 PM

many thank daniel, excellent feedback.

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