Cannot Select A-->Z Sorting in Chart Visualizations (May 2018 Update)

The A-->Z sorting option is not working in Chart Visualizations in the May 2018 update. Despite multiple attempts, the sort feature seems locked to Z--->A only. This is highly disruptive as al...

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Anonymous

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8 years ago

v-qiuyu-msft as I stated before, I have done this in the desktop and I have it also set up in my data model. I'm completely positive it isn't anything on my side that is causing this, but the 'improved default sort for visuals' that was introduced recently. Just from my observation, I believe that the Service is prioritizing "Measure" based sorting methods rather than "Column" based sorting.

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