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bpratt
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Analyze in excel insert timeline error

I have a date table with a date column with data type = 'date' formatted as date in my power bi model. When I export the dataset with Analzye in Excel I cannot insert a timeline slicer. I get the error message "We can't create a Timeline for this report because it doesn't have a field formatted as Date" Anyone know how to make this work? 

 

Thanks. 

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Anonymous
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Follow below steps to

Go to Power BI DataModel.

Select the Date Table

Right Click as select 'Mark as Date Table'

Save and Publish the dataset to Power BI Service.

In Power BI Service, select 'Analyze in Excel'  option

You should be now able to use timeline slicer

concatskills
New Member

Hello,

There are 2 options :

- Column/Attribut with Data Type = Date
- Time Dimension : Mark as Date Table

More information : http://www.concatskills.com/2018/02/04/we-cant-create-timeline-because-report-doesnt-have-field-form...
v-yuezhe-msft
Employee
Employee

Hi @bpratt,

What is your data source? Based on my test, when I use SSAS database as data source, after exporting the dataset with Analyze in Excel, I am able to insert a timeline slicer as shown in the following screenshots.
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However, when I use other types of data source, I can reproduce your error message. It seems that Excel cannot recognize the Date column properly.
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Thanks,
Lydia Zhang

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Hi @v-yuezhe-msft,

I'm just wondering if there have been any updates or fixes for this issue.  I've encountered the same issue when my original data source is a simply Excel file.  Our organization would like to use the advantages of PowerBI yet still have the final results (analysis) in Excel.  Any updates would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

I also await a fix for this issue.

Hi @v-yuezhe-msft,

I was wondering if there have been any updates on this issue?  I'm encoutering the same issue and was hoping it would have been resolved by now.  Any help would be apprecaited.

 

Thanks.

ankitpatira
Community Champion
Community Champion

@bpratt I can't replicate this issue. Maybe what you need to do is on top of having column type as date also format it as date so maybe as dd/MMM/yy which you can do under Modelling tab.

 

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