Sort MonthName + Year for Multiple year

[harib]

Hi ,

 I have a requirement where I need show data like Month_name + Years in Assending/Desending , Lets say i have a Year and Month_name for 2017 to 2019. Each year having Jan to Dec, I would like to show all the Month_name + Years in Assending/Desending order.  This way i need to show in chart ( Jan-2017, Feb-2017...., Dec-2017, Jan-2018, Feb-2018...., Dec-2018,Jan-2019, Feb-2019...., Dec-2019). I have tried but it's coming like belwo image 

Thanks in Advance

[lc_finance]

Hi @harib ,

you can do the following:

1) create a new table by clicking on Home -> Enter Data

2) enter the following table:

3) create a relationship between the new table and your existing table

4) Order the new date column based on the new order column: click on the new Date column; then click on Modeling -> Sort by Column -> Order

5) in your visualization, replace the 'Date' column from your existing table with the 'Date' column from the new table

Regards,

LC

www.finance-bi.com

[harib]

@lc_finance 

In this senario we are giving static date values.Tomorrow if date added in DB level we will get issue here. Please let me know any other option in this case.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

@harib 

If you want dynamic, you can format your date in new column (as I suggested previous) or new table (as lc_finance suggested). Sorting by custom format date "yyyy.MM.00" sort first in year, next month. All is dynamic and new dates goes to the right place between values.

Regards

[Anonymous]

In visuals you can sort only by column which you use in visuals. You can add column to Tooltip, and then sort by them (at the end hide it).

Sort work only for one column, so prepare column with date in format yyyy.MM.00. Day values overwrite by 00 to clear them.