Dynamic Values Overview

A dynamic value is a value that takes into account your personal settings, resulting in potentially different values for each user. The M Language offers a limited selection of dynamic values to cater to varying user environments.

Available Dynamic Values

Power Query offers the following dynamic values:

ArgumentDescription
Culture.CurrentReturns the name of the current culture for the application.
DateTime.FixedLocalNowReturns the current date and time in the local timezone
DateTime.LocalNowReturns the current date and time in the local timezone.
DateTimeZone.FixedLocalNowReturns the current date & time in the local timezone
DateTimeZone.FixedUtcNowReturns the current date and time in UTC (the GMT timezone)
DateTimeZone.LocalNowReturns the current date & time in the local timezone.
DateTimeZone.UtcNowReturns the current date and time in UTC (the GMT timezone).
TimeZone.CurrentReturns the name of the current time zone for the application.
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Last update: August 17, 2023 | Contribute » | Contributors: Rick de Groot
Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/dynamic-values
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