Change the language for dates/month/weekdays in my semantic model in fabric

[krissssy]

Hi, 

My colleauge created a semantic model 1 year ago, and since his computer was german - the culture was set to be german. The model is in fabric and not a desktop report. Ever since we have been building on report with direct query to this model, and now my colleauges are asking me to change the culture to be english because the name of the months are in german and not english!

I have tried a lot methods. I tried changing directly into the model in web, i tried downloading the model, deleting the culture and uploading again - but the culture does not go!

I would love to get some expert help!

[BhavinVyas3003 · Accepted solution]

Hi @krissssy ,

You can’t change the culture of an existing Fabric semantic model once published. The month names are tied to the culture set during model creation.

• Recreate or duplicate the model in Power BI Desktop.

• Set the culture to English (File > Options > Regional Settings).
• Publish the new model to Fabric.
• Point your reports to the new model.

No direct in-Fabric or XMLA option exists to update culture post-deployment.