KB3046893 - FIX: Inconsistent data if you add a date that is before March 1, 1900 in the MDS add-in for Excel in SQL Server 2014

Applies To

SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Express - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Standard - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Web - duplicate (do not use)

Symptoms

You use the Master Database Service (MDS) add-in for Excel in Microsoft SQL Server 2014. When you change or add a date in the Excel Add-in that is before March 1, 1900, you find that the MDS database contains the date minus one day. This problem leads to inconsistent data.

Resolution

This problem was first fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:

Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2014 SP1 /en-us/help/3067839

Cumulative Update 7 for SQL Server 2014 /en-us/help/3046038

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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