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esero88
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Expression.Error: We couldn't parse the input provided as a Time value.

I have created a query, but I'm getting an error in the last step. I haven't figured out why.

The query: 

 

let
Source = MesaiFact,
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Yesterday", each [Day] - #duration(1,0,0,0)),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Custom",{{"Yesterday", type date}}),
#"Inserted Merged Column" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "DateMinGiris", each Text.Combine({Text.From([Day], "tr-TR"), Text.From(Time.From([MinGiris]), "tr-TR")}, " "), type text),
#"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Inserted Merged Column", {"Yesterday", "Card_Number"}, MesaiFact, {"Day", "Card_Number"}, "MesaiFact", JoinKind.Inner)
in
#"Merged Queries"

Error:

 

Expression.Error: We couldn't parse the input provided as a Time value.
Details:
2024-02-21 08:31:05

Please can you help?

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ZhangKun
Super User
Super User

This error is caused by Time.From, which cannot recognize time with date. If you only need the time, you can use the following code instead of Time.From()

DateTime.Time(DateTime.From("2024-02-21 08:31:05"))
bhanu_gautam
Super User
Super User

@esero88 , Try using below code

 

let
Source = MesaiFact,
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Yesterday", each [Day] - #duration(1,0,0,0)),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Custom",{{"Yesterday", type date}}),
#"Converted MinGiris to Time" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Changed Type", {{"MinGiris", each try Time.From(_) otherwise null, type time}}),
#"Inserted Merged Column" = Table.AddColumn(#"Converted MinGiris to Time", "DateMinGiris", each Text.Combine({Text.From([Day], "tr-TR"), Text.From([MinGiris], "tr-TR")}, " "), type text),
#"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Inserted Merged Column", {"Yesterday", "Card_Number"}, MesaiFact, {"Day", "Card_Number"}, "MesaiFact", JoinKind.Inner)
in
#"Merged Queries"




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Still getting same error,

 

Expression.Error: We couldn't parse the input provided as a Time value.
Details:
2024-02-21 14:20:47

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