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yijichen
Microsoft Employee
10 years ago

Timestamp only have date when directly connect to SQL database through Powerbi.com

Hi PowerBI Team,   When connecting to SQL database directly from pwerbi.com, the visualization will lose the time part from the timestamp. For example, 2015-08-01 14:00 will become 2015-08-01. Is...
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ashishrj
Power Participant
10 years ago

yijichen You can set the Data Type in Query Editor as shown below

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yijichen
Microsoft Employee
10 years ago

Thanks for your feedback ashishrj!

I agree with you that connecting SQL database through PowerBI desktop or Power Query will not have the probelm I mentioned. However, if we directly connect SQL database through PowerBI.com, this error can't be fixed with the same way.

 

Refresh frequency is the main reason for why I would like to connect to database directly through powerbi.com. If I do this way, the dashboard can be refreshed every 15-20mins for 24/7. If I connect SQL through PowerBI desktop or Power Query, it can only refresh 8 times a day.

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    ashishrj
    Power Participant
    10 years ago

    yijichen Sorry I saw this now that you are directly importing it in online. I suppose there is no option for customization or formatting in Power BI Online.

    You can do so in database itself before importing it in online service

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      yijichen
      Microsoft Employee
      10 years ago

      I tried that and it is still not working. I guess we need to wait PowerBI team to response this issue.

      • Enrico's avatar
        Enrico
        Frequent Visitor
        10 years ago

        Same here. We have an Import from Azure Stream Analytics. Timestamp has the format (system.timestamp) like "2015-10-20T08:52:16.000Z" but in Power BI Dashboard or Report we se only the date "2015-10-20". Any idea why?