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vignesh21
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‎06-22-2018 07:45 AM

what is the equivalent of isdate in powerbi.

I need to check whether a field is date while creating a new column in powerbi.

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v-yulgu-msft
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‎06-25-2018 02:44 AM

Hi @vignesh21,

 

You should check the date type in Power Query with ThomasDaviesMCR's suggestion.

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Yuliana Gu

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v-yulgu-msft
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‎06-25-2018 02:44 AM

Hi @vignesh21,

 

You should check the date type in Power Query with ThomasDaviesMCR's suggestion.

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Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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‎06-22-2018 07:51 AM

datecheck = if('Table'[Column] is date) then "yes" else "no"

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