import from excel date issue

[Syndicate_Admin]

Hello

I have an excel file with date formats as per my uae region "dd/mm/yyyy"

Now when i import the file into dataverse, power query online /dataflow opens and the dates are imported into "mm/dd/yyyy" format, although in my tenant format for dates is also as per uae region "dd/mm/yyyy"

In addition to that when i try in the power query online to change the date type using locale, it doesn't work, usually in power query desktop i used to use locale and change it to usa region then it will give correct values "dd/mm/yyyy", but here in dataverse import this method is not working

Why is that? is it a bug or am missing something?power query/dataverse formatexcel dates format

[Syndicate_Admin]

but why this happens ? 

[Anonymous]

Hi @Syndicate_Admin ,

Check your browser language settings, try changing your browser language to match the Excel file.

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Gao
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[ronrsnfld]

Does this help? https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Service/Language-Settings-Power-BI-Cannot-set-to-British-E... 

[Syndicate_Admin]

No this is in power query desktop, am using power query online/dataflow for importing data into dataverse

[HarishKM]

@Syndicate_Admin Hello,
You can select the date column the select column tool then you can use your paste format tring dd/mm/yyyy in format option. now you sucessfully updated your date format. you can refer below.

Thanks

Harish M

[slorin]

Hi,

Date.FromText([date], [Format="dd/MM/yyyy"])

Stéphane