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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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Sorting by two things in table

Hi Team,

I have a table that looks like the below (example). I'd like to filter by Item and then cost. 

For example, i'd expect row 2 to be "A, TAS, 2, Three" and row 3 to be "A, QLD, 1, two" . 

I have tried to sort in query editor mode, but when back in my table visual, it does not sort poperly. Any help is much appreciated.

ItemstateCostSupplier
ANSW4one
AQLD1two
ATAS2three
BNSW3one
BVIC4two
CNSW5one
CQLD4two
CTAS6three
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  • v-yuta-msft's avatar
    v-yuta-msft
    7 years ago

    Anonymous,

     

    Table can be sorted by multiple columns, but I'm afraid this can only be achieved in power query. In power query, click advanced editor using M code like below:

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WclTSUfILDgeSJkCcn5eqFKsDEQ30cQGShkBcUp4PFw1xDAaSRiDRjKJUiGonuBnGSGaARMM8naEmw8xwhqs1RVLrDLcPXS3EPjOEfbEA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Item = _t, state = _t, Cost = _t, Supplier = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Item", type text}, {"state", type text}, {"Cost", Int64.Type}, {"Supplier", type text}}),
    Result = Table.Sort(#"Changed Type",{{"Item", Order.Ascending}, {"Cost", Order.Descending}})
in
    Result

     

     

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  • v-yuta-msft's avatar
    v-yuta-msft
    Community Support
    7 years ago

    Anonymous,

     

    Table can be sorted by multiple columns, but I'm afraid this can only be achieved in power query. In power query, click advanced editor using M code like below:

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WclTSUfILDgeSJkCcn5eqFKsDEQ30cQGShkBcUp4PFw1xDAaSRiDRjKJUiGonuBnGSGaARMM8naEmw8xwhqs1RVLrDLcPXS3EPjOEfbEA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Item = _t, state = _t, Cost = _t, Supplier = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Item", type text}, {"state", type text}, {"Cost", Int64.Type}, {"Supplier", type text}}),
    Result = Table.Sort(#"Changed Type",{{"Item", Order.Ascending}, {"Cost", Order.Descending}})
in
    Result

     

     

    Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      7 years ago

      May I clarify that when you say power query do you mean query editor within PowerBI? 

      • v-yuta-msft's avatar
        v-yuta-msft
        Community Support
        7 years ago

        Anonymous,

         

        Yes, the code I've put is in query editor.

         

        Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao

        If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.