Creating columns from row values

[mterry]

I tried using unpivot, but that doesn't seem to be working (or I'm not using it correctly).  Here's a description of my issue:

I have a column with many company divisions, another column with region the division covers, and a third column wiht the revenue. There is overlap between the divisions and regions. What I would like to do is convert this table so that there is one row per division, and 12 columns - one for each region - the regional columns contain the revenue data, and if a division doesn't operate in that particular division I'm fine with a $0 value or N/A. I thought the format was good for PowerBI, but I've been asked to put this data in a table/matrix where the columns are the regions, but can be sortable by each particular region. If that's do-able now and I'm misunderstanding please let me know.  

[v-jiascu-msft]

Hi @mterry,

The Matrix will be very helpful in your scenario. 

1. Do you want a calculated table?

2. What kind of sort do you want?

Best Regards,

Dale

[mterry]

I dont need any calculations, i just want the ability to sort by different columns

[v-jiascu-msft]

Hi @mterry,

Can you show an example and a sample data? You can sort it as the snapshot shows.

Best Regards,

Dale

[mterry]

Sure, below is an example - what I would like to do is be able to sort by the value per region - Midwest, Southeast, etc....as you could do in an excel table. I've also included a screen-shot of the data in excel (this is all just a sample). I believe I could accomplish this by using the table visual, but I would need to convert the data so that there is a column for each region. I was wondering if the same could be accomplished without converting the data as the current format is typically much more useful for PowerBI. 

[Ashish_Mathur]

Hi @mterry,

What do you mean by "Sort by the value per region"?

[mterry]

For instance, in the Matrix Visual, I would like to be able to sort largest to smallest for all revenue in the Northwest

[Ashish_Mathur · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I dont think that is possible in a matrix visual.  In a matrix visual, you can sort by the Grand Total column (not by individual columns).

[mterry]

I was afraid that was the case, seems like an odd shortcoming. I think I've found a workaround for creating new columns and using the table visualization.