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Problem with months not in order on line chart
- 6 years ago
Ok. without something to work with it is difficult to assist. But let me try one more thing.
Download this PBIX file. It has some random data I put together for 2020. Notice how the chart is not sorted by month properly. I'm not sure how it is sorted. It isn't alphapbetical or by date. Do the following:
- Click on the Month Name field in the Date table.
- Click on the Column Tools menu (this is the new ribbon)
- Click Sort By Column
- Pick "Month" which is an integer from 1-12 that perfectly corresponds to Jan-Dec.
- In your chart, click the elipses and ensure it is being sorted by Month Name, not Sales.
Ensuring the chart is sorting correctly.
It should now be sorted by the Month Name, which in turn is sorted by the numerical month number.
See if walking through that process helps. I don't know what else to do if I cannot have access to your PBIX file to more closely examine the issue.
If you only want shown month name then it better than you come by date hierarchy drill. Else preferably have month year and month year sort in your table and use that.
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