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To format a date field in the Data pane, right-click the field and choose Default Properties > Date Format. The date formats in the table are supported when your workbook is connected to a Tableau extract or has a live connection to a data source that also supports the date format.

To change a field's data type in a view, right-click (control-click on a Mac) the field in the Data pane, choose Change Data Type, and then select the appropriate data type from the drop-down list. Note: Sometimes the data in your database is more precise then Tableau can model.

Right click your date field in the Dimensions pane and select Create > Calculated Field. In the dialog, write the DATEPARSE function. The DATEPARSE function has two parts: the format and the string. The string is field you wish to convert, which must be a string data type.

The Standards Council of Canada also specifies this as the country's date format. The YYYY - MM - DD format is the only officially recommended method of writing a numeric date in Canada. The presence of the DD / MM / YY (most of the world) and MM / DD / YY (American) formats often results in misinterpretation.

The default Locale is [English(United States)], and the default date format is [mm-dd-yyyy]. Locale.

Follow these steps: Select the cells you want to format. Press CTRL+1. In the Format Cells box, click the Number tab. In the Category list, click Date. Under Type, pick a date format. ... If you want to use a date format ing to how another language displays dates, choose the language in Locale (location).

Date/Time Formats FormatDescriptionDD/MMM/YYYYTwo-digit day, separator, three-letter abbreviation of the month, separator, four-digit year (example: 25/JUL/2003)MMM/DD/YYYYThree-letter abbreviation of the month, separator, two-digit day, separator, four-digit year (example: JUL/25/2003)46 more rows