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ASI_12
8 months agoNew Member
BUG: Matrix + Field Parameters + Groups → Order not respected
I am experiencing an unexpected behavior when using Field Parameters inside a Matrix visual in Power BI Desktop. I created a Field Parameter containing multiple fields organized into groups. When the...
cengizhanarslan
Super User
8 months agoA Matrix does not preserve slicer click order. For a field placed on Columns, the Matrix always applies a deterministic sort order for that field. With Field Parameters, the “field” is the parameter table, and the Matrix sorts it by the parameter’s internal ordering (effectively the order column / the parameter row order you created which is what your “groups” end up enforcing).
In the Field Parameter table there’s an order column (often named something like Parameter Order). The Matrix will respect that, not click order.
If you need a stable order, design it into the parameter table
Use Sort by column on the display column
This won’t match “user selection order”, but it will be consistent and predictable.