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sra2786
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Extra fields in Power Pivot Received_Time(Hour) and Received_Time(Minute)

I have a field Received_Time in my Data Model.  This field is defined as a data type Time.  When I look in Power Pivot, I see the two extra fields below and when I drag in Received_Time into Power Pivot these two extra fields are always included and I have to delete.  How come there are these two extra fields and how can I get rid of them

EST_Time(Hour) 

EST_Time(Minute)

Thanks.

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edhans
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This is a "helper" feature in Power Pivot. It isn't really extra fields. It is creating an heirarchy. You will see the same with date - you'll see Year, Month, Day.

See if you can disable it in Excel's options, Data section. This is not a beloved feature, and Power BI Desktop doesn't do this.

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edhans
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This is a "helper" feature in Power Pivot. It isn't really extra fields. It is creating an heirarchy. You will see the same with date - you'll see Year, Month, Day.

See if you can disable it in Excel's options, Data section. This is not a beloved feature, and Power BI Desktop doesn't do this.

edhans_0-1645037622201.png

 



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