Error when passing datetime to SQL server table function that is expecting smalldatetime type

[hale]

Hi,

I am trying to call a table function in our SQL database and it is expecting smalldatetime but Power Query Editor always return this error:
DataSource.Error: Microsoft SQL: The conversion of a datetime2 data type to a smalldatetime data type resulted in an out-of-range value.
Details:
DataSourceKind=SQL
DataSourcePath=******
Message=The conversion of a datetime2 data type to a smalldatetime data type resulted in an out-of-range value.
ErrorCode=-2146232060
Number=242
Class=16

Below is my attempt (sensitive data is masked with XXXX):

let
    Source = Sql.Database(XXXX, XXXXXX),
    dbo_Report = Source{[Schema="dbo",Item="Report"]}[Data],
    
    #"Invoked Function" = dbo_Report(XXXXX, #datetime(2000,1,1,0,0,0) , #datetime(2080,1,1,0,0,0))

in
    #"Invoked Function"

[v-jingzhang · Accepted solution]

Hi @hale 

It is because the value #datetime(2080,1,1,0,0,0) you passed in the function is out of the range of smalldatetime type. I guess the column in your SQL Server table is set to smalldatetime type, so it cannot accept this value, which leading to this error.

Please refer to this official doc:smalldatetime (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server

Date & time data type value range

Data type	Date & Time Range
datetime	1753-01-01 00:00:00 ~ 9999-12-31 23:59:59.997
datetime2	0001-01-01 00:00:00 ~ 9999-12-31 23:59:59.9999999
date	0001-01-01 ~ 9999-12-31
smalldatetime	1900-01-01 00:00:00 ~ 2079-06-06 23:59:59

To resolve it, please pass a smaller value than #datetime(2079,6,6,23,59,59), or change the column data type to datetime or datetime2 type in your SQL Server table.

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing
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[hale]

Hi Jing,

That's exactly the issue. However I dont have any control over SQL database so Im looking for something I can do from Power BI side.
Is there anything else that I can try?

[v-jingzhang]

Hi @hale 

Is this function used to filter rows between those two dates? If the column doesn't hold date values after 2079-06-06 in the SQL table, you can pass an earlier date in the function. Is this possible to solve it?

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing

[hale]

oh thanks, it actually is working. The 2 parameters I can pass in like this and it works:

#datetime(2000,1,1,1,1,1) , #datetime(2022,1,5,1,1,1)

Cheers,

Ha Le