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Arnoh
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Helper III

date format

Hello, 

 

I have the following issue: i am using the desktop version and connecting to a sybase database. 

In the database the date values are stored as text fields like: '20171003'

 

I convert this value to date values.

This value should return in dutch culture 03-10-2017 for 3 october 2017. 

This works well in the desktop version but after publishing the report and refreshing it by the on premis gateway the datevalues are  shown incorrect. I get the result 10-03-2017 instead.

 

I hope someone has a sollution.

Thanx

 

 

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Eric_Zhang
Microsoft Employee
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@Arnoh wrote:

Hello, 

 

I have the following issue: i am using the desktop version and connecting to a sybase database. 

In the database the date values are stored as text fields like: '20171003'

 

I convert this value to date values.

This value should return in dutch culture 03-10-2017 for 3 october 2017. 

This works well in the desktop version but after publishing the report and refreshing it by the on premis gateway the datevalues are  shown incorrect. I get the result 10-03-2017 instead.

 

I hope someone has a sollution.

Thanx

 

 


@Arnoh

Have you format the date in Power BI desktop? I'm not able to reproduce that issue.

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Hi thanx for your reaction, 

 

Yes i formated the date in the desktop.

I have some screen shots addes.

 

 

the sql script for the sybase databasethe sql script for the sybase database

 

 

 

the date formatthe date formatthe result after a refreshing with on premis gateway. in te first date colum the day and month are for some records changedthe result after a refreshing with on premis gateway. in te first date colum the day and month are for some records changed

 

Eric_Zhang
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@Arnoh

In the snapshot, I see FAC_DATUM shows as  the expected "DD-MM-YY" which is different from the description in your original post.

In the last snapshot you see in the kolom factuur datum dates with value 10-02-17.

In the sybase database these value is stored as ‘20171002’ as text.

In the Powerbi Desktop the date returns as 02-10-17 which is should be (dd-mm-yy).

After publishing the values seems to be ok and are also shown as 02-10-17.

 

When the data is refreshed the values show 10-02-17.

Only dates where month an day are able to switch are shown incorrect.

So date 23-02-2017 (23 february 2017) will go correct after refreshing.

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