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Analyze in Excel Date Columns - Convert Text -> Date

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Power BI User on 05 May 2020 19:40:38

When connecting to Power BI datasets using Analyze in Excel, all date fields from models show up in pivot tables as text, which disables filtering or grouping for date groups.

It is possible to fix this or give us a workaround to set columns as date?

Thanks!

Administrator on 14 Jun 2022 17:54:28

This is an Excel feature that is being actively worked on by the Excel team. Updates to follow.

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Andreu fil on 19 Apr 2024 10:29:16

RE: Analyze in Excel Date Columns - Convert Text -> Date

Good information, thankssehackear.top

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elias zafrani on 19 Apr 2024 00:42:29

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Remi Øvstebø on 09 Apr 2024 12:56:51

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Cmon.. several years and still waiting.

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Juan Jourde on 19 Jan 2024 18:40:34

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To be honest, this feels a lot more like a bug than a feature. Looking forward to the fix.

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Meg M on 26 Sep 2023 19:05:18

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Any update on delivery time-frame for this fix? Seems like low hanging fruit that will save users a lot of frustration.

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on 22 Sep 2023 08:58:36

RE: Analyze in Excel Date Columns - Convert Text -> Date

Still waiting for this...

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Quinten Beune on 22 Aug 2023 11:52:17

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Dear MS fabric/bi developers, could you please provide a delivery timeline on this feature?

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Stephen Lightfoot on 26 May 2023 13:25:26

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This is affecting me also. Using Office 365 version of Excel. Really frustrating that this has been outstanding for almost 3 years! Do you have an update as to when this is planned to be fixed?

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Shoaib Ahmed on 21 May 2023 21:05:33

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This is pending since 3 years. Seriously !!!

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Craig Dormire on 16 May 2023 18:10:25

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Any updates or ETA for Excel fix? Thanks!