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Anonymous
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Matrix visual - how to always show all columns, regardless of filters

Hi.
I need to show a montly overview of activities, and which day in month a particular activity is ongoing.

I have the following requirment:

- Need to create something similar to Gantt chart

The Custom made Gantt chart have these requirements:

- Must use Matrix Visual

- "Activity name" as rows ("Implement project X", "Fix bug y")
- "Date in month" as columns (1,...,31) 
- Always filtered by 1 specific year and month (e.g. Month=August, Year=2023)

 
The following problem occurs - some columns are not shown, depending on the filters applied to the data. 

For this particular use case:
In months where there are days ("Date in month") without any ongoing activity: the columns for this dates are not shown.
The illustration below shows current situation (days "16,...,19" not shown) and goal.
Assume the data is filtered on Month=August, Year=2023.

 

cosm_2-1692272999508.png

 

To summarize the question: Does anyone know how to make sure all columns always is shown for a matrix visual?
Regardless of filters on the data.

In this case, how to make sure all days in a particular month is shown, regardless of which date there is an ongoing activity?

All help is much appreciated  

 




Sample data:
Date table DimDate defined as:

 

 

 

 

 

 

DimDate = 
 ADDCOLUMNS(
    CALENDAR(DATE (2021, 1, 1), DATE (2026, 12, 31)),
    "Day in month", DAY([Date])
 )

 

 

 

 

 

 


Table Activity:  

Activity nameStart dateEnd Date
Plan project01/08/202305/08/2023
Implement task01/08/202315/08/2023
Fix bug20/08/202331/08/2023
Long going project01/01/202331/07/2023
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Syk
Super User
Super User

Have you tried the 'Show items with no data' checkbox?

Syk_0-1692273655195.png

 

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Anonymous
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"Show items with no data" solved the problem
So simple.
Thank you

Syk
Super User
Super User

Have you tried the 'Show items with no data' checkbox?

Syk_0-1692273655195.png

 

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