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Column chart shows an extra column
Hi All,
I have created a column chart, which is filtered by a splicer. th table does have links to other tables but all fields are within this one table It is a very simple chart with one (numeric) x-axis field and one y-axis field. This is the graph I get:
Why are there two columns for the value 1? When I convert this chart to a table to check I get this:
So the table shows only one column for the 1 value, but a chart of this data adds in an extra column?
Any ideas?
I inadvertantly stumbled across a fix. The x-axis was set to be continous instead of categorical as I needed it. Changing it to categorical fixed the issue. I'm still not sure why continuous didn't work as the field was quite literally just 0's and 1's, but anyway, I fixed the display issue so I'm happy.
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I inadvertantly stumbled across a fix. The x-axis was set to be continous instead of categorical as I needed it. Changing it to categorical fixed the issue. I'm still not sure why continuous didn't work as the field was quite literally just 0's and 1's, but anyway, I fixed the display issue so I'm happy.
could be a trailing space.
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Want faster answers? https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/m-p/1447523I checked for leading or trailing spaces - nothing like that. The x-axis field is numeric anyway so no spaces to confuse things.
Thank lbendlin for your prompt reply.
Hi Alocin ,
Based on your description, the chart also does not seem to accurately reflect the data in the table. This discrepancy may be related to the way the data is interpreted or aggregated in the chart. There are several steps you can take to resolve the issue:
- Verify that the data types for the x-axis and y-axis fields are set correctly. Data type mismatches can sometimes cause unexpected behaviour in the visualisation. For more information on bar charts and data types see:
Column charts in Power BI paginated report - Power BI | Microsoft Learn - Check the aggregation settings for the chart's y-axis fields. If the chart inadvertently aggregates data points, it may display additional columns. Adjusting the aggregation method (e.g., Sum, Average, Count) may solve the problem.
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- Verify that the data types for the x-axis and y-axis fields are set correctly. Data type mismatches can sometimes cause unexpected behaviour in the visualisation. For more information on bar charts and data types see:
