How to manually sort Breakdown values in a Power BI Waterfall chart when using Field Parameters?

Venugopalchari 

You can’t manually sort Breakdown when it’s coming from a field parameter

Workaround:

Helper column + normal column (no parameter)

Create a SortOrder column for your breakdown items.

In the model, set BreakdownColumn -> Sort by column -> SortOrder.

Use that column directly in Breakdown (not via field parameter).

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-Kedar
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I am agreed with Kedar_Pande 

This is a known limitation in Power BI Waterfall charts. The Breakdown section doesn't respect custom sort orders when driven by Field Parameters because:

• Field Parameters are essentially calculated tables with their own ordering logic
• The Waterfall visual's Breakdown bucket has limited sorting capabilities compared to Category or Y-axis

If you need to maintain the flexibility of Field Parameters elsewhere while having sorted Breakdowns, you might need to create a separate, dedicated column specifically for Waterfall chart breakdowns with the sort-by-column relationship configured.

Thanks