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Txtcher
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1 year agoUnderstanding Date Table and How It Filters
I am a beginner with Power BI. I have created a calendar table and marked it as such. I have a simple history table which has various columns and a single date column (CreateDate). I established...
- 1 year ago
Hi Txtcher ,
Thank you for reaching out to us on the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.
Yes, the best and most efficient practice is to add a new column to your history table that contains only the date (without the time) and use that for your relationship to the calendar table.
This allows you to:
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Maintain the original date/time values for analysis that needs time-level detail.
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Use your calendar table (which only includes dates) effectively in slicers and visuals without needing a massive minute-by-minute calendar.
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