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How to add MonthName(English) and DayName(English) to DimDate?

‎12-04-2019 06:25 AM

How to add by Dax or any script? 

If you have script to create entire DimCalendar, please advice me how to execute in Power BI Desktop?

 

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‎12-04-2019 11:20 AM

@Anonymous -

 

@parry2k gave you the function for Power Query (M).

Try: 

= FORMAT('Table'[Date],"MMMM")

 

Additionally, Power Query has the function  Date.MonthName( ) which returns the full month name.






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parry2k
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‎12-04-2019 06:32 AM

@Anonymous add new custom column with following M Code

 

Date.ToText([Date], "MMM" )

 



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‎12-04-2019 06:34 AM

@Anonymous if you want full month name

 

Date.ToText([Date], "MMMM" )

 



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‎12-04-2019 11:13 AM

Any advice?

 

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‎12-04-2019 11:20 AM

@Anonymous -

 

@parry2k gave you the function for Power Query (M).

Try: 

= FORMAT('Table'[Date],"MMMM")

 

Additionally, Power Query has the function  Date.MonthName( ) which returns the full month name.






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