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Change columns order in Matrix
Hello,
I have the following matrix and I want a specific column order:
For the Colum "Market" where I have the Stores, I want them in a specific order. Could you, please, tell me how can I do that?
Thank you!
It is going to depend on your data. But, if you have a table in which you have your values for your store identifiers, Store 1, Store 2, Store 3, etc., in Power Query createa a column that looks at those values and produces your sort order, let's say you want:
Store 2
Store 4
Store 3
Store 1
You would create a column, we will call this column "Sort", where if your Store column is Store 2, this column would be 1 and if the Store column is Store 4, 2 and so on.
Then, once you import this data, you would select your Store column. You would go to Column Tools and then Sort by column and choose your new Sort column.
Not sure I can explain the process any better than that.
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You will need to create a Sort By column that has the ordering that you want and then sort your column by that. In the new ribbon, the Sorty By is in the contextual Column Tools area and is called "Sort by column".
It is going to depend on your data. But, if you have a table in which you have your values for your store identifiers, Store 1, Store 2, Store 3, etc., in Power Query createa a column that looks at those values and produces your sort order, let's say you want:
Store 2
Store 4
Store 3
Store 1
You would create a column, we will call this column "Sort", where if your Store column is Store 2, this column would be 1 and if the Store column is Store 4, 2 and so on.
Then, once you import this data, you would select your Store column. You would go to Column Tools and then Sort by column and choose your new Sort column.
Not sure I can explain the process any better than that.