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Applicable88
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Impactful Individual

PowerBi server weekday vs. local weekday

Hello,

 

I need a function to return the day number of the real local time. My offset to the server are two hours. I use this for my calculated column which shows me the number of today. I created it and load data to double check if I get it right. value: Date.DayOfWeek(DateTime.FixedLocalNow(), Day.Sunday)

It works as long the lagging UTC Time from the server is on the same day, but not in the midnight time. 

I use it in  a nested  if-statement for a Friday condition: if Date.DayOfWeek([Orderdate]) = 5 then........else..

Since its not a date and just a number, how to get it returns 5 even after thursday midnight to Friday, when server time is still two hours lagging and at day 4?

A combination with DateTimeZone.SwitchZone didn't return 5 as well, but only error.

Thank you in advance.

Best. 

 

 

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Vera_33
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Resident Rockstar

Hi @Applicable88 

 

Not sure if I understand it correctly, so you want to know the weekday of server time and it is fixed 2 hours lagging, like this?

 

Date.DayOfWeek((DateTime.FixedLocalNow()- #duration(0,2,0,0)), Day.Sunday)

 

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v-jingzhang
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Applicable88 

 

Have you tried @Vera_33 's solution? It should work. You can use it in your if-statement then. Kindly accept it as the solution if it helps solve this problem. If not, share more details about your expected result.

 

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Community Support Team _ Jing

Vera_33
Resident Rockstar
Resident Rockstar

Hi @Applicable88 

 

Not sure if I understand it correctly, so you want to know the weekday of server time and it is fixed 2 hours lagging, like this?

 

Date.DayOfWeek((DateTime.FixedLocalNow()- #duration(0,2,0,0)), Day.Sunday)

 

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