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Can not parse the date

When I try to load the data into power bi the date column gives me an error :DataFormat.Error: We couldn't parse the input provided as a DateTime value. I have attached date column data herewith.

Thank you

 

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v-shex-msft
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HI @Anonymous,

What region that your device settings? AFAIK, power bi will try to recognize records based on the current system locale format.

The sample data that you shared seems to use the UK format, if your system region does not match with these, you can try to use 'change type with locale' to help power bi correctly recognize the different formats of records.

Set a locale or region for data (Power Query) (microsoft.com)

My system region is the US so it failed to recognize some records, it worked after I add the step to change type with locale:

Full code:

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("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", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [CreatedDate = _t]),
    #"Changed Type with Locale" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source, {{"CreatedDate", type datetime}}, "en-GB")
in
    #"Changed Type with Locale"

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

Community Support Team _ Xiaoxin
If this post helps, please consider accept as solution to help other members find it more quickly.

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v-shex-msft
Community Support
Community Support

HI @Anonymous,

What region that your device settings? AFAIK, power bi will try to recognize records based on the current system locale format.

The sample data that you shared seems to use the UK format, if your system region does not match with these, you can try to use 'change type with locale' to help power bi correctly recognize the different formats of records.

Set a locale or region for data (Power Query) (microsoft.com)

My system region is the US so it failed to recognize some records, it worked after I add the step to change type with locale:

Full code:

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("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", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [CreatedDate = _t]),
    #"Changed Type with Locale" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source, {{"CreatedDate", type datetime}}, "en-GB")
in
    #"Changed Type with Locale"

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

Community Support Team _ Xiaoxin
If this post helps, please consider accept as solution to help other members find it more quickly.
Vera_33
Resident Rockstar
Resident Rockstar

Hi @Anonymous 

 

My guess is you are using US date time style, but the data in your link is GB date time style, you can use locale

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Anonymous
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Hi @Vera_33 
It didn't work.

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