Date column format

Power BI
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Hello. One of the columns in the table in power bi editor shows as format : dd-MMM-yy
How can I change this format to dd/mm/yyyy ?
Thank you

2

Hi @arkiboys,

You can change how dates are displayed in more than one place, so try this:

Just enter your preferred format string here
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or

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I hope this is helpful

3

can it be done in power query editor too?

4

Hi @arkiboys,

Only if you change the date datatype into a text datatype. Add a Custom Column and enter this M code please note that I’m assuming your column with dates is called “Date”.

Date.ToText([Date], "dd/MM/yyyy")

I hope this is helpful

5

Thank you but I tried the format as 14-03-2001 (dd/mm/yyyy) which makes the dates to be shown with a dash rather than forward slash. Any ideas why it does not show 14/03/2001 ?
Thank you

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Hi @arkiboys. PBI seems to accept slashes in “Model” View" as a format but still displays with dashes … I tried downstream of PQ on my workstation to see if locale had an impact, but think its a “feature” of PBI to always display with dashes.
Greg

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@arkiboys Please share your sample pbix file so we can see what’s causing the issue.

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Hi, How do I share the sample .pbix ? Do I just attach the whole .pbix that I am working on? Thanks

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Hi @atrkiboys. Sure, just use the upload icon:
_eDNA Forum - Format DAX
You can also sanitize your data if necessary:
How To Mask Sensitive Data In Power BI - YouTube
Greg