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Hi All,
Is there any regional setting on Power BI online which will let the users decide the format of the Date/time fields. Assuming that the DateTime fields in the dataset have the default settings.
The only setting I could find is the following:
Problem -
I would like my users in UK and USA to be able to decide how they wish to see the dates on their reports, without me having to specify for every column while creating the dataset..
thanks,
Sau
That basically means you have to create a measure that computes the date/time format on the fly (as text) based on the user choice. Not sure if it is worth the effort? Why would they want to see a different format in Power BI than what they use on their PC?
Hello @lbendlin ,
I am looking for something much simpler on lines of "Regional settings" in Office 365. Please refer screen capture below:
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