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Anonymous
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Date

I took a date in a Database with the year 18,19,20,21,22 and i load it but it came as decimal but when i try to convert these to Date it comes out as 1900 and i don't know how to get the right date. Thanks in advance  for your upcoming solution

 

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Here is the date but it is in decimal number but when i try to change it to date format it is giving me something else as shown below;

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Anonymous
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If you just need the 4 digit year, just click the "Addition" button and add 2000. If you are trying to get a date like 1/1/2019, etc. then try:

 

= Table.AddColumn(PriorStepOrTableName, "Year", each #date([GJ]+2000, 1, 1), type date)

 

--Nate

Anonymous
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@Anonymous it is not working. Can you please tell me where should i paste your Code? I am new in Power bi

wdx223_Daniel
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=Table.TransformColumns(PreviousStepName,{"GJ",each #date(2022,12,_)})

Anonymous
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@wdx223_Daniel your solution is not working or may be i am doing it wrongly

replace PreviousStepName with your real step name, which is listed on the right pane 

Anonymous
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@wdx223_Daniel I am really not clear please

Anonymous
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@wdx223_Daniel should i create a new colum and add this Syntax?

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