Kevin H on 08 Sep 2017 04:29:54
For example: when the Power BI data model first creates a column with Data Type = 'Date', by default that column is formatted like 'Wednesday, March 14, 2001 (dddd, MMMM d, yyyy)'.
Then, I always go to the Modeling tab, and use the Format drop-down to change it to '2001-03-14 (yyyy-MM-dd)'.
Instead, I would like to be able to go into the "Options" menu in Power BI Desktop, and have a section where, for each Data Type (or at least Date, Date/Time, Decimal Number and Whole Number), I can set the default Format.
So that I don't have to manually change it every single time!
It would also be nice to add this as a setting in the Power BI Service. Set default Formats (maybe for the entire tenant, or maybe by user?) when creating a data model using the Power BI Service.
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RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
I work with multiple tables and each table has about 7-8 date fields. This is a real pain to manually change the date format to Short Date every time.Also, why can't I do multiple select columns in the Data Tab in PowerBI Desktop?
RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
Can't believe this isn't a functionality everywhere, just hoping now that my client doesn't ask me to change the format, cause I'll have to go and edit something like 40 columns manually.
RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
This is insane ... I just switched from Dataset to Dataflow ... reimported all my 70 (yes SEVENTY) tables with at least 2-4 dates each ... and have had to go through and change every date from the default to a short date of my choosing. What a waste of time for a simple feature ... Just make it two steps ... a) the Format desired for Date, Time and Date/Time fieldsb) override and enforce globally tick boxCome of PowerBI gurus ... let's get it happening
RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
yes, please make this available!thank you
RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
YES!!It's maddening to have to do this EVERY SINGLE TIME. We work with dates a lot, as I'm sure everybody else does. It seems small, but having to do this over and over and over again becomes a serious time suck.
RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
It would help a lot, if the default format for date would not be the long but short one. Who uses long one in any report?
RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
Just having to reformat 50 odd date columns in desktop that formatted correctly in dataflows. Painful Team, please either give the option to set a default date format or even better don't auto format and take it from source!
RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
Current default (Name of day, date, name of month, year) is the longest one and without a doubt the most useless one.
RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
I've been an Excel user for years and have grown accustomed to the awesome functionality and flexibility offered in that program. If Power BI is to be the next generation's Excel, why not offer this same vast Ribbon functionality and allow the user the choice for default formats, etc. I spend too much time reformatting fields when the fix should be pretty straight-forward. Fix this please!
RE: Set the data model's default Format, for each Data Type
2022 and still nothing?