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Anonymous
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5 years ago
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Create date column from text field

I have a data text field  2020 Jan. How do I create a new date field 1-Jan-2020. Thanks
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  • camargos88's avatar
    camargos88
    5 years ago

    Anonymous ,

     

    You can convert the data type to date or use the locale option:

     

    Select the column -> Change type -> Using locale

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v-yingjl
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5 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

You can create a column like this:

Column = CONVERT('Table'[data],DATETIME)

Change the format to "dd-mmmm-yy":

Or you can create a custom column in power query, close and apply it, and change the format like the previous.

= Table.TransformColumnTypes(Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each Date.FromText([data])),{{"Custom", type date}})

Attached a sample file in the below, hopes to help you.

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
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