How to show 2 years on x axis of bar chart when displaying months only?

[HarryH]

Currently my data set has random dates between 01/01/2016 - 09/05/2017. 

I'd like to show the count of dates per month spanning from the beginning of 2016 - present 2017, at the moment the count for months from 2017 are combining with those from 2016 and only forming 12 months along the x axis, rather than 17 months including the additional 5 from 2017. 

Can anybody help? 

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @HarryH

Try out the following 

1. Create a column called YearMonthNumber as

    YearMonthNumber = (Year('Sales'[Date])) * 12 + Month( 'Sales'[Date])

2. Create a column called MonthYear as

    MonthYear = Format(Sales[Date],"mmm") & "-" & Format(Sales[Date],"yyyy") 

3. Set the Sort by Coulmn for MonthYear to  YearMonthNumber

4.  Create a measure called DaysIntheMonth = DistinctCount(Sales[Date])

5. Now plot the barchart

    with MonthYear as Axis and DaysIntheMonth as values.

6. You should get the Axis displayed for 17 months .

If this solves your issue please accept this as  a solution and also give KUDOS.

Cheers

CheenuSing

[AndrejZitnay]

Hello @Anonymous,

Sorry to be a pain.

I have one extra question.

I have created my new charts and they are excellent with data from my spreadsheet.

For example I might have list of 100 lines.

30 renewals & 70 settlements over 19 months.

Problem is when I am adding there measure from other spreadsheet.

I might have another excel with 200 lines.

I have measure 200-30 = 170

170 is conquest.

I can't visual conquest with renewals in my new chart.

I can visual them only in normal 12 month chart by date.

I have date table which links both spreadsheets.

Any idea how to sort this out?

Many thanks in advance.

Kind regards.

Andrej

[AndrejZitnay]

Hello @Anonymous

Your tip was excelent.

I am facing now same issue.

I have still ony problem with sorting.

What I am doing wrongly?

I have MonthYear in Axis & me % rate in Values

Thx

[Anonymous]

Hi @AndrejZitnay

Refer to point 3.

3.  Set the Sort by Coulmn for MonthYear to  YearMonthNumber.

This should resolve displaying the MonthYear in the correct order.

Cheers

CheenuSing

[AndrejZitnay]

Hello @Anonymous,

I didn't know how to do taht but now it is fine.

Very Usefull.

Thanks.

Andrej