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MikeCSmith
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Excel Date imported as null by Source/Navigation

I am importing an excel data extract created by JIRA that contains dates in columns 6 through 10.  In stead of bringing these in as data/time or even text it converts the data to null (blank in the sheet 'Imported Sheet').  The underlying value in excel is a date/time serial number.  

 

The data in the extract is       10/29/2015 14:26.  The underlying date serial number is 42306.60139.

 

I was hoping to attach a sample of the source extract and get data, but I don't see anywhere to attach a file to this post.

 

Here is the generated M code.

let
Source = Excel.Workbook(File.Contents("Z:\SYSPLAN\AssetMgt\Metric Workbook\Asset Management Support Metrics\Test Recs.xlsx"), null, true),
general_report1 = Source{[Name="general_report"]}[Data],
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(general_report1,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type text}, {"Column4", type text}, {"Column5", type text}, {"Column6", type text}, {"Column7", type text}, {"Column8", type text}, {"Column9", type text}, {"Column10", type text}, {"Column11", type text}})
in
#"Changed

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v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @MikeCSmith,

 

That's strange. You can upload your file to the cloud drive like OneDrive, GoogleDrive, then share the download link here. Please mask your private data first.

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Our company policies will not let me post a file to the cloud outside of our firewall.  

 

This is a pic of the relevant data in the query preview window as a result of "Get Data From Workbook."

 

Get data from workbook result.jpg 

 

Here is a pic of the data I'm attempting to import.

 

Import Data.jpg

 

If I change the import file column format to 'General' then the data becomes a decimal date/time serial number and everything imports correctly.  But I want to avoid making the user modify anything in the extract data.

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