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Hi all
I have a problem with timezones. Our SQL server logs time in UTC, and our local machines are in UTC +1 (or +2 depending on DST).
So right now when I get data with time in it I know that the time is UTC, but Power BI sees it as local time when I import it.
Is there a way for me to tell Power BI that the time in the column is UTC so that I can convert it to local?
Example of output I have:
19-01-2017 13:11:20 +01:00
What I would like to see when converting to local time:
19-01-2017 14:11:20
When I convert it to local time I get the same value as the example. But if i convert it to UTC, then i get 12:11:20 (So the wrong way around).
I hope I have made it somewhat clear as to what my problem is, otherwise don't hessitate to ask.
Kind regards
Peter
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Hi @PeterGarant,
Based on my test, you can just use the formula below to add a custom column to get the expected Local time.
= DateTimeZone.RemoveZone([CreatedUTC]) + #duration(0, DateTimeZone.ZoneHours([CreatedUTC]), 0, 0)
Regards
You could split your UTC time field so that you get the offset and then create a column that adds or subtracts that time as appropriate.
That could be a way of doing it yeah, thanks for the idea. But I'm still wondering why there isn't a function to tell PBI what the time in a column is.
But guess that could come in a future release.
Hi @PeterGarant,
Based on my test, you can just use the formula below to add a custom column to get the expected Local time.
= DateTimeZone.RemoveZone([CreatedUTC]) + #duration(0, DateTimeZone.ZoneHours([CreatedUTC]), 0, 0)
Regards
That works like a charm, thank you very much.
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