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amalm
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7 years ago
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Annoying differences in data between Desktop data and Server Data

I've only started noticing this issue in the past 2-3 days. The following are screenshots of the exact same visual, one in the Desktop and the other in Power BI app downloaded from the Windows store:...
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  • amalm's avatar
    amalm
    7 years ago

    Thank you for your replies. 

    I figured out the bug. The column in question was formatted as "Date & Time" whereas the right format to be used was "Date, Time, Timezone". The Desktop application and the online service were interpreting the data differently due to this. 

amalm's avatar
amalm
Icon for Helper III rankHelper III
7 years ago

Thank you for your replies. 

I figured out the bug. The column in question was formatted as "Date & Time" whereas the right format to be used was "Date, Time, Timezone". The Desktop application and the online service were interpreting the data differently due to this. 

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GilbertQ
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7 years ago
Hi there

I learn something new every day, that is good to know. Thanks for posting it here!