Date Format - Profitbase/PowerBI-visuals-Gantt GitHub Wiki

Customize how dates are displayed throughout your Gantt chart. By configuring the Date Format card in the Format pane, you can change the date presentation in tooltips, data labels, and additional grid columns to suit your regional or project reporting preferences.

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Date Format Options

Format

Choose from a dropdown of common date formats. This setting lets you easily switch between day-first, month-first, or year-first layouts.

Available predefined formats include:

• Day-First Formats:

  • dd/MM/yy (e.g., 31/12/26)
  • dd/MM/yyyy (e.g., 31/12/2026)
  • dd-MM-yy (e.g., 31-12-26)
  • dd-MM-yyyy (e.g., 31-12-2026)
  • dd.MM.yy (e.g., 31.12.26)
  • dd.MM.yyyy (e.g., 31.12.2026)
  • dd.MM.yyyy hh:mm (includes hours and minutes, e.g., 31.12.2026 14:30)

• Month-First Formats:

  • MM/dd/yy (e.g., 12/31/26)
  • MM/dd/yyyy (e.g., 12/31/2026)
  • MM-dd-yy (e.g., 12-31-26)
  • MM-dd-yyyy (e.g., 12-31-2026)
  • MM.dd.yy (e.g., 12.31.26)
  • MM.dd.yyyy (e.g., 12.31.2026)
  • MM.dd.yyyy hh:mm (includes hours and minutes, e.g., 12.31.2026 14:30)

• Year-First Formats:

  • yy/MM/dd (e.g., 26/12/31)
  • yyyy/MM/dd (e.g., 2026/12/31)
  • yyyy.MM.dd hh:mm (includes hours and minutes, e.g., 2026.12.31 14:30)

Custom Format

Select Custom at the bottom of the Format dropdown to define a custom date format. This displays a text field where you can enter your own formatting string using standard date tokens (for example, yyyy for a four-digit year, MM for a two-digit month, dd for a two-digit day, and hh:mm for time).