How to Constraint Query to a time period

Hi Smason 

If you are experiencing the timeout error when connecting to an ODBC data source, you can add a parameter ConnectionTimeout in the first Source step code to extend the connection time. The default connection timeout value is 15 seconds. In below code, I modify it to 10 minutes.

Source = Odbc.DataSource("dsn=Test", [HierarchicalNavigation=true, ConnectionTimeout=#duration(0,0,10,0)]),

You can also set a larger value for CommandTimeout parameter to avoid the timeout error when querying the data. The default value is ten minutes.

See reference:

Odbc.DataSource - PowerQuery M | Microsoft Docs

Odbc.Query - PowerQuery M | Microsoft Docs

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Hi Smason 

If the database supports SQL query, you could add a SQL statement in the connection window or in Advanced Editor to filter the data based on a time period field in the database.

Reference: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Power-Query/Connecting-to-ODBC-Datasource-using-SQL-Statement/m-p/493305

You could also first connect to the odbc data source to create a query. Then in Power Query Editor, click the down-arrow next to a time period column header and filter the rows per your need. 

Hope this helps.

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