convert Timestamp

[Frixel]

Hi,

I have in my file a colomn with TimeStamps like this.

as you see the date is a mix of 8 digits, 9 digits or 10 digits.

I want try to make colomn`s Date & Time Colomnn 

How can i make  separate coloms with Date and Time from this?

[CNENFRNL]

@Frixel IMHO, it's a lightweight to cope with in Power Query as there's a specific date type called datetime to hold such data. Pls try M code below,

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45W0jDTNbLUNTIwMlAwsLAyMLIyMdFUitUBShjqmkPFza2MgVKWQPFYAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t]),
    Trans = Table.TransformColumns(Source, {{"Column1", each Text.Remove(_, {"(", ")"})}}),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Trans,{{"Column1", type datetime}}),
    Split = Table.TransformColumns(#"Changed Type", {"Column1", each [Date = DateTime.Date(_), Time = DateTime.Time(_)]}),
    #"Expanded Column1" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(Split, "Column1", {"Date", "Time"}, {"Date", "Time"})
in
    #"Expanded Column1"

[amitchandak]

@Frixel , do you have all date-time in dd-MM format .becasue in that case you need just remove ( and ) and you can get date with this setting

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-apply-UK-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy-in-Date-slicer/td-p/...

[Greg_Deckler]

@Frixel Replace the ( ) with blank (nothing) and then split on space? Do you want Power Query or DAX?

In DAX, use SUBSTITUTE to remove the (  ) and use something like this to extract Date and Time:

Date Column = 
  LEFT([Timestamp],SEARCH(" ",[Timestamp],,0))

Time Column = 
  RIGHT([Timestamp],LEN([Timestamp]) - SEARCH(" ",[Timestamp],,0))

[Frixel]

Hi @Greg_Deckler 

DAX is this?

[Greg_Deckler]

@Frixel In Power Query, do this:

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45W0jDTNbLUNTIwMlAwsLAyMLIyMdFUitUBShjqmkPFza2MgVKWQPFYAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}}),
    #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Changed Type","(","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Column1"}),
    #"Replaced Value1" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value",")","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Column1"}),
    #"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Replaced Value1", "Column1", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(" ", QuoteStyle.Csv), {"Column1.1", "Column1.2"}),
    #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Split Column by Delimiter",{{"Column1.1", type date}, {"Column1.2", type time}})
in
    #"Changed Type1"

[Greg_Deckler]

@Frixel No, that is Power Query. 

[Frixel]

@Greg_Deckler 

The (  ) are still standing there. 

[Greg_Deckler]

@Frixel OK, if you are doing it via DAX, then it would be:

Date Column = 
  SUBSTITUTE(LEFT([Timestamp],SEARCH(" ",[Timestamp],,0)),"(","")

Time Column = 
  SUBSTITUTE(RIGHT([Timestamp],LEN([Timestamp]) - SEARCH(" ",[Timestamp],,0)),")","")

[Frixel]

@Greg_Deckler 

Great, it conferts now the time and date.

But...

The problem is now is that the date is reversed, if you know what i mean.

1st row 1st colomn = 1 July 2020 etc

[Greg_Deckler · Accepted solution]

@Frixel Try the following:

Date Column = 
    VAR __Date = SUBSTITUTE(LEFT([Column1],SEARCH(" ",[Column1],,0)),"(","")
    VAR __FirstHyphen = SEARCH("-",__Date,,0)
    VAR __SecondHyphen = SEARCH("-",__Date,__FirstHyphen+1,0)
    VAR __Day = LEFT(__Date,SEARCH("-",__Date,,0)-1)
    VAR __Month = MID([Column1],__FirstHyphen+2,__SecondHyphen - __FirstHyphen - 1)
    VAR __Year = RIGHT(__Date,LEN(__Date) - __SecondHyphen)
    VAR __NewDate = __Month & "-" & __Day & "-" & __Year
RETURN
    __NewDate

 PBIX is attached below sig. Table (17a)

[Frixel]

@Greg_Deckler  Thanks,

It seems now i have the right Date format.

Can i now also move the Colomns date  and Time on a other place?

I can`t find a option to move colomns to an other place

[Greg_Deckler]

@Frixel I'm not sure what you mean by that. DAX calculated columns are always tacked onto the end of a table. 

[Greg_Deckler]

@Frixel Try:

Date Column = 
    VAR __Date = SUBSTITUTE(LEFT([Column1],SEARCH(" ",[Column1],,0)),"(","")
    VAR __FirstHyphen = SEARCH("-",__Date,,0)
    VAR __SecondHyphen = SEARCH("-",__Date,__FirstHyphen+1,0)
    VAR __Day = LEFT(__Date,SEARCH("-",__Date,,0)-1)
    VAR __Month = MID([Column1],__FirstHyphen+2,__SecondHyphen - __FirstHyphen - 1)
    VAR __Year = RIGHT(__Date,LEN(__Date) - __SecondHyphen)
    VAR __NewDate = __Month & "-" & __Day & "-" & __Year
RETURN
    __NewDate

 PBIX is attached below sig. Table (17a)