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nirrobi
Helper V
10 years ago
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last time refresh

Hi,   Is it possible to add to the report/dashboard the date and time of the last refresh?   Many thanks.   Nir
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  • idanco's avatar
    idanco
    10 years ago

    Hi nir,

     

    You can add a calculated column (Last Refresh Column) in the model with the formula =NOW()

    And measure Last Refresh Date :=MAX(Table[Last Refresh Column])

     

    Since calculated columns are calculated only on model refresh - it will make sure the calc is right

     

     

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GilesWalker
Skilled Sharer
10 years ago

This worked for me and takes into account that when the auto refesh on PowerBI.com occurs it is done in GMT time:

 

Enter this M formula into a blank query in the get data button:

 

= DateTimeZone.ToLocal(DateTime.AddZone(DateTime.LocalNow(),-10))

 

The -10 is becasue I am +10 GMT. Not sure why it needs to be negative but it is.

 

Hope this works.

 

Giles

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Virtual_Ames
Microsoft Employee
10 years ago

I believe this is the right solution to the time issue - but it is not clear how to enter the M code.  Blank query does not indicate a clear path to entry.....

 

Could you perhaps clarify your answer a bit? I'd like to implement this and test....

 

Thanks,

 

Brian