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kroman
Helper II
Helper II

Creating sorted table variable

Hi All

  Is there any way to make a VAR of sorted table (something like 

VAR SortedTable = 'Unsorted Table' ORDER BY 'Unsorted Table'[Column1] 

Thanks

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @kroman ,

 

According to your description, here are my steps you can follow as a solution.

(1) This is my test data.  

vtangjiemsft_0-1688349323509.png

(2) We can create a table.

Table 2 = VAR SortedTable =
    ADDCOLUMNS(
        SUMMARIZE(
            'Unsorted Table',
            'Unsorted Table'[Column1]
        ),
        "SortedColumn", 'Unsorted Table'[Column1]
    )
RETURN
    SortedTable

(3) Then the result is as follows.

vtangjiemsft_1-1688349363726.png

 

If the above one can't help you get the desired result, please provide some sample data in your tables (exclude sensitive data) with Text format and your expected result with backend logic and special examples. It is better if you can share a simplified pbix file. Thank you.

 

Best Regards,

Neeko Tang

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

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @kroman ,

 

According to your description, here are my steps you can follow as a solution.

(1) This is my test data.  

vtangjiemsft_0-1688349323509.png

(2) We can create a table.

Table 2 = VAR SortedTable =
    ADDCOLUMNS(
        SUMMARIZE(
            'Unsorted Table',
            'Unsorted Table'[Column1]
        ),
        "SortedColumn", 'Unsorted Table'[Column1]
    )
RETURN
    SortedTable

(3) Then the result is as follows.

vtangjiemsft_1-1688349363726.png

 

If the above one can't help you get the desired result, please provide some sample data in your tables (exclude sensitive data) with Text format and your expected result with backend logic and special examples. It is better if you can share a simplified pbix file. Thank you.

 

Best Regards,

Neeko Tang

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

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