Inconsistent Last Refresh time

[PetyrBaelish]

I have a Power BI report which contains a "Data refresh date/time" data source, configured like this:

= DateTimeZone.SwitchZone(DateTimeZone.FixedUtcNow(),+1)

In my Power BI Desktop file, the date/time is perfect (e.g. 12:49)

When viewing the app in Power BI Service however, it shows a different time (e.g. 11:49).

I'll add that when looking at my dataset details in Power Bi Service, the "Refreshed" time also shows 12:49.

How can I get the data in my report/app, in Power Bi Service, to show the correct time? 

I've tried a few things with no success.

I'm in the UK (as are all my users)

[lbendlin]

The service works on UTC, not BST.  

https://radacad.com/solving-dax-time-zone-issue-in-power-bi

Also note that "Last Refresh Date"  is mostly meaningless.  Imagine you have data in a SQL server database that never changes. You can refresh the dataset eight times a day, it will not  do you any good.

What you really want is "Last Modified Date"  inside your actual dataset.

[PetyrBaelish]

Hi @lbendlin - I'm aware the service works on UTC rather than BST; I've struggled to find a suitbale conversion, but believe I have just successfully done so using: http://worldtimeapi.org/ and now I can see my local time displayed in Power BI Service.

Regarding Refresh date / modified date - the customer wants to know that the scheduled refresh is working (they're not interested in when each individual record was submitted).

[V-lianl-msft]

Hi @PetyrBaelish ,

Refer to this thread:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Easy-consistent-Last-Refresh-Time-your-local-time-zone-solu... 

Best Regards,
Liang
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