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I am using direct query of the table. need help on the custom sorting on the name and also count # of records where name = "High" (just for example)
The table has following columns.
| Key | Name |
| 1 | High |
| 2 | High |
| 3 | High |
| 4 | Low |
| 5 | Low |
| 6 | Low |
| 7 | Low |
| 8 | Medium |
| 9 | Medium |
| 10 | Medium |
| 11 | High |
| 12 | Low |
| 13 | Medium
|
The output should be displayed as ( manual sort )
| Name | Count |
| High | 4 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Low | 5 |
How do I accomplish this using SWITCH ?
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@Anonymous , Create a new column in Power Query and Then In Column Tools(DAX) mark it sort column=
=
If [Name] ="High" then 1
else if [Name] ="Medium" then 2 else 3
In case you want this DAX
Create a new column first
Name 1 = [Name]
Then create Sort column
Name Sort = Switch(True() ,
[Name] ="High" ,1,
[Name] ="Medium" ,2 ,3 )
Then mark Name Sort as sort column of Name 1 and use name 1 in visual
How to Create Sort Column and Solve Related Errors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1zu4MBb-c
@Anonymous , Create a new column in Power Query and Then In Column Tools(DAX) mark it sort column=
=
If [Name] ="High" then 1
else if [Name] ="Medium" then 2 else 3
In case you want this DAX
Create a new column first
Name 1 = [Name]
Then create Sort column
Name Sort = Switch(True() ,
[Name] ="High" ,1,
[Name] ="Medium" ,2 ,3 )
Then mark Name Sort as sort column of Name 1 and use name 1 in visual
How to Create Sort Column and Solve Related Errors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1zu4MBb-c
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