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IvanKostov
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3 years ago
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How to avoid having date and date/time column (Incremental Refresh and Calendar Table)

Hello,   I am currently building a data model, where I have various date/time columns.  In this regard I found that according to best practices I should have a calendar table. Since I don't need th...
  • BA_Pete's avatar
    3 years ago

    Hi IvanKostov ,

     

    If you need a date column (calendar relationship) and you need a datetime column (incremental refresh) then you need a date column and a datetime column, no way around that I'm afraid.

    In Power Query, keep your datetime column as-is, then create a new custom column using the following:

    Date.From([datetimeColumn])

    Using Date.From will prevent query folding from breaking if your source is foldable.

     

    Pete