Issue with sorting column by index

[markmess77]

I want to display a stacked bar chart with categories in a custom order with a tooltip showing the percentage of total of each category in the bar. It seems I am able to do one, but not both. The measure used to display the percent of total is below:

Measure = 
DIVIDE (
    DISTINCTCOUNT(Table[ID]),
    CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(Table[ID]), ALL(Workflows[Category]) ),
    0
) 

This measure works perfectly fine. 

I am also trying to display the categories in a custom order by index. However, when I go to the Data tab and sort the Category field by the index - while it sorts the categories in the correct order, the % of total of each category in the stacked bar now all evaluate to 100%. If I revert to sorting the the categories field in the default manner, the % of total works fine again.

Any ideas how to fix this issue?

[selimovd · Accepted solution]

Hey @markmess77 ,

when you are using a sort-by-column, you also have to add this column with an ALL. The reason is that in the background there is a group by the sort column. Check the following article if you fully want to understand the problem:

Side effects of the Sort By Column setting in DAX - SQLBI

Otherwise you can just add the sort by column:

Measure = 
DIVIDE (
    DISTINCTCOUNT(Table[ID]),
    CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(Table[ID]), ALL(Workflows[Category]), ALL(Workflows[CategorySortByColumn]) ),
    0
) 

If you need any help please let me know.

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Denis

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