https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/How-to-convert-a-character-date-to-numeric-in-quot-SAS-VA-quot/m-p/334584#M6415 <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Can use the TreatAs function to convert date to numeric value( which will be stored as the number of days between January 1 1960 and the date).</P> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 07:56:22 GMT ShivamKS 2017-02-21T07:56:22Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/How-to-convert-a-character-date-to-numeric-in-quot-SAS-VA-quot/m-p/334568#M6413 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 05:25:03 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/How-to-convert-a-character-date-to-numeric-in-quot-SAS-VA-quot/m-p/334568#M6413 Neha2 2017-02-21T05:25:03Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/How-to-convert-a-character-date-to-numeric-in-quot-SAS-VA-quot/m-p/334575#M6414 <P>The simplest approach would be to convert the character date to a SAS (numeric) date before loading it into SAS VA. That way it will properly identified in your VA data source as a date.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:28:30 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/How-to-convert-a-character-date-to-numeric-in-quot-SAS-VA-quot/m-p/334575#M6414 SASKiwi 2017-02-21T06:28:30Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/How-to-convert-a-character-date-to-numeric-in-quot-SAS-VA-quot/m-p/334584#M6415 <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Can use the TreatAs function to convert date to numeric value( which will be stored as the number of days between January 1 1960 and the date).</P> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 07:56:22 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/How-to-convert-a-character-date-to-numeric-in-quot-SAS-VA-quot/m-p/334584#M6415 ShivamKS 2017-02-21T07:56:22Z