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Texell
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Timeline Storyteller not interpreting dates correctly

Hello all,

 

I'm having a problem getting Timeline Storyteller to interpret/display my start and end dates correctly.

 

I have the following fields in use:

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In the query editor, the Start Date and End Date fields are formatted as Date:

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In the visualization fields list, the date fields are NOT designated as "Date Hierarchy":

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The problem is that Timeline Storyteller formats the X-axis incorrectly, with this strange Zero-to-1600B range:

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Any suggestions as to how to get Timeline Storyteller to format the X-axis correctly with regard to these Start and End Dates?

 

Thanks for any help!

 

Joseph

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

In case of date hierarchy is not created refer : https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Date-Hierarchy-Not-Available/m-p/490683

 

I do see the option on right-click for date hierarchy, try that.

 

It is better to create a calendar table and join it with your dates.  and you can choose the date you want using use relation.

Example :HR-Analytics-Active-Employee-Hire-and-Termination-trend

To get the best of the time intelligence function. Make sure you have a date calendar and it has been marked as the date in model view. Also, join it with the date column of your fact/s.

Refer
https://radacad.com/creating-calendar-table-in-power-bi-using-dax-functions
https://www.archerpoint.com/blog/Posts/creating-date-table-power-bi

https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/creating-a-simple-date-table-in-dax/

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