Power BI: time not matching between Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service

The time in Power BI Service is something that can throw me including you. Indeed, in Power BI Desktop everything is OK but once I upload my dashboard in the cloud (online) in Power BI Service, it is not !!!

The reason is that:

  • Power BI Service manages the time only in UTC which is similar to GMT
  • Power BI Desktop manages the time locally meaning that based on your location, it can be in CET, EST, etc.

How to fix it ? Well, from Power BI Service, it is not possible so the only solution is to adapt your formula in Power BI Desktop.

For instance, my time is CET and I have to update a visual every day at 15h00 CET:

  • In Power BI Desktop, at 15h00 CET, the visual is automatically updated
  • In Power BI Service, at 15h00 CET, it is not because it is 14h00 UTC (1 hour less than CET)

Knowing that, I have to update my visual formula consequently.

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