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stuross
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9 years ago
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Line chart view data by year and month

I am trying to view my date by year and month.  Issue arises when I filter on more than a single year, I still only see 12 months on my plot and it appears that it is aggregating the data from each m...
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    SqlJason
    9 years ago

    To do that, you can create a new calculated column in your date table (if it is already not there) which is the concatenation of your year and month. Then, if you place that in the axis, you will get 36 months when you select 3 months. This type of chart helps us in seeing a long term trend.

     

    If your aim is to compare months of each each year, you can place Year on the legend and then you will see 3 lines. This type of chart compares how we are doing every month compared to the previos years.

     

     

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SqlJason
Memorable Member
9 years ago

To do that, you can create a new calculated column in your date table (if it is already not there) which is the concatenation of your year and month. Then, if you place that in the axis, you will get 36 months when you select 3 months. This type of chart helps us in seeing a long term trend.

 

If your aim is to compare months of each each year, you can place Year on the legend and then you will see 3 lines. This type of chart compares how we are doing every month compared to the previos years.

 

 

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stuross
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

Perfect!  Thank-you!