Errors in Power Query with format

Hi KnucklezZ,

Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.

It looks like the error you're seeing "DataFormat.Error: We couldn't parse the input provided as a DateTime value" is happening because some of the "Updated" values are formatted with a timezone offset like +0100, which Power Query doesn’t recognize as a valid datetimezone format. It expects the offset to include a colon, like +01:00.

That subtle difference causes Power Query to fail when trying to convert the value. You can fix this, by adding a step in Power Query to insert a colon into the timezone offset.

* First go to Power Query Editor and add a new column using the following formula:

   = try if Text.Length([Updated]) = 28 then
Text.Insert([Updated], 26, ":")
else
[Updated]

* Then, convert that new column to datetimezone type. This will normalize the format and allow Power Query to parse all rows correctly.

I would also take a moment to thank Cookistador, for actively participating in the community forum and for the solutions you’ve been sharing in the community forum. Your contributions make a real difference.

If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know.  

Best Regards,
Hammad.
Community Support Team

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