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Need help for creating Line Graph

Need help to create a line graph with months in the x axis for the given below table. Project number is not necessary to be displayed or even used in graph. 

I want to show the performance on monthly bases.

For example - jan = "sum of all the sales in Jan" is one value

ProjectJanFebMarApril
122222222
234343434
333333333
455555555
566666666
677777777

 

Example of line graph 

Jeunifer_0-1652853574193.png

 

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In Power Query, you can try the following (you need a column for sorting purposes):

1) If the periods are sorted properly, add an index column

2 If the periods are not sorted chronologically, add a conditional column along the lines of:
If the period table = Sales P01 (actual) then 1

If the period table = Sales P02 (actual) then 2

....

 

Once the table is loaded, go into the table view, select the period table and in the ribbon, select "Sort by column" and select the order column.





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PaulDBrown
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You need to unpivot the month columns in Power Query. Then setting up the graph os straightforward .





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Anonymous
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Hi i used the unpivot in power query. 

When i tried the line chart, im getting the below output. 

Please advise on how to have the x axis values from P01 - P07 

 

Jeunifer_0-1652864048376.png

The x axis in not in ascending order. I did sort the coloumn in table but still the graph is shown like this.

In Power Query, you can try the following (you need a column for sorting purposes):

1) If the periods are sorted properly, add an index column

2 If the periods are not sorted chronologically, add a conditional column along the lines of:
If the period table = Sales P01 (actual) then 1

If the period table = Sales P02 (actual) then 2

....

 

Once the table is loaded, go into the table view, select the period table and in the ribbon, select "Sort by column" and select the order column.





Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!
In doing so, you are also helping me. Thank you!

Proud to be a Super User!
Paul on Linkedin.






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