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AlexCassin
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Re-ordering the x-axis values

Ive seen someone say they can use the Sort By Column button in the Modelling tab but thats greyed out for me.Capture.PNG

 

This is what I have but I want the order to be "< 1 Week", "1 Week - 1 Month", "1 Month - 3 Months", "> 3 Months"

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v-frfei-msft
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Hi @AlexCassin,

 

We can add a custom column in power query and make the date column be sorted by the custom column.

 

if [date] = "< 1 Week" then 1 else if [date] = "1 Week - 1 Month" then 2 else if [date]= "1 Month - 3 Months" then 3 else 4

And here is the M code in advanced eitor for your reference.

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45Wiik1MDBOVjBUCE9NzVbSUTI0VIrViVaC8BV0gRK++XklGUAZI2OoDFgAKGUMYRWD5CC6wIalIksYmyAkkG0xIccWUxMcthgaY7XF2BSrsJkFLsvNjAhajlMuFgA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, sales = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"sales", Int64.Type}}),
    #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Changed Type",{{"Column1", "date"}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Renamed Columns", "Custom", each if [date] = "< 1 Week" then 1 else if [date] = "1 Week - 1 Month" then 2 else if [date]= "1 Month - 3 Months" then 3 else 4)
in
    #"Added Custom"

Capture.PNG

For more details, please check the pbix as attached.

 

Regards,

Frank

Community Support Team _ Frank
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v-frfei-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @AlexCassin,

 

We can add a custom column in power query and make the date column be sorted by the custom column.

 

if [date] = "< 1 Week" then 1 else if [date] = "1 Week - 1 Month" then 2 else if [date]= "1 Month - 3 Months" then 3 else 4

And here is the M code in advanced eitor for your reference.

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45Wiik1MDBOVjBUCE9NzVbSUTI0VIrViVaC8BV0gRK++XklGUAZI2OoDFgAKGUMYRWD5CC6wIalIksYmyAkkG0xIccWUxMcthgaY7XF2BSrsJkFLsvNjAhajlMuFgA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, sales = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"sales", Int64.Type}}),
    #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Changed Type",{{"Column1", "date"}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Renamed Columns", "Custom", each if [date] = "< 1 Week" then 1 else if [date] = "1 Week - 1 Month" then 2 else if [date]= "1 Month - 3 Months" then 3 else 4)
in
    #"Added Custom"

Capture.PNG

For more details, please check the pbix as attached.

 

Regards,

Frank

Community Support Team _ Frank
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the others find it more quickly.

Okay so I have the Order column now, how do I make it sort by that column?

Hi @AlexCassin,

 

Please refer to the picture to sort the column by another coumn in the table.

2.PNG

Regards,

Frank

Community Support Team _ Frank
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the others find it more quickly.

Hmm, I seem to be doing something wrong. I've sorted by order but the range doesn't seem to change correctly, it jumps from 1 to 3... There is data there that should be before 3 but its further down. Please see the picture below (Had to black out sensitive information) but you can see that order is ticked in the dropdown and the numbers on the right jump from 1 to 3.tempsnip.png

Hi @AlexCassin,

 

Did you try to create visuals? By sorting by the order column. The x-axis values should be ordering accrodingly as you excepted If you had make the AgeRange column be sorted by order.

 

Regards,

Frank

Community Support Team _ Frank
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Yes, nothing changed about the visual at all.

Capture.PNG

Hi @AlexCassin

 

Did you make the visual Sort by Agerange like the picture as below.

 

23.PNG

Regards,

Frank

Community Support Team _ Frank
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the others find it more quickly.

Aha! That did it! I thought t was already sorted by that so I didn't even think to check! Must've changed it when I was trying things myself! 

 

Thanks!

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