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Convert a text field to a decimal number field in power bi


I want to convert a column that appears to me as text that contains numbers with a decimal point to a field that will be a normal number so that I can sum up the column.

Columns that appeared to me as text and numbers were written in them I was able to convert to decimal numbers, but the column that is defined as a text type and contains numbers with a decimal point does not allow to convert to a decimal number.


Solution

  • In Power BI go to Home -> Transform Data and change type of column to decimal from text in Power Query

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