Searching for a Date

[Elijabrnc]

Hello everyone, I have the following problem. I have a column that shows the date. In the table view I can also search for individual dates. But when I add the date filter to my dashboard, I can't search for dates directly, I have to scroll until I find it. Does anyone have any ideas?

With other filters you normally get the option to add a search bar when you click on the three dots “...” here in this case you see it as “Suche” (German).

With the date filter there is unfortunately nothing. (Datum=Date)

 

[Ritaf1983 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Elijabrnc 
"Search" is a textual functionality, it isn't working with numeric / date data types.
You can Duplicate your Date column and change it's data type for textual and then use the search option.

the pbix with the example is attached

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[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @Elijabrnc ,

Thanks for the reply from Ritaf1983. Ritaf1983 is right, her solution is good.

My other solution would be to create a calculated column :.

Column = 'Date'[Date] & “ ”

After creating this calculated column, you can see that the data type of the column is Text.

Put this calculated column into Slicer, at this point there is a Search function and you can search for the data you want.

If you want to add a search function to the date type, maybe you can suggest it to Home (microsoft.com).

If you have any other questions please feel free to contact me.

The pbix file is attached.

Best Regards,
Yang
Community Support Team

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If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

[Ritaf1983 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Elijabrnc 
"Search" is a textual functionality, it isn't working with numeric / date data types.
You can Duplicate your Date column and change it's data type for textual and then use the search option.

the pbix with the example is attached

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.