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Beelover
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Scatter chart with Dates on X-Axis but without Aggregation

I have searched high and low online but alas I have not been able to find a solution.

I have results generated from different sample points each day and on some days multiple results can be generated for the same point. If more than one result is generated for a date I need to be able to plot them all.

If I change the date to a numerical value the data can be displayed un-summarised however the date axis then becomes unreadable (Obviously).

I'm sure there must be a work around somewhere but so far I've been unable to locate it.

 below is an example of the data that I'm working with.

Any help would be gratefully received.

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lnadalon
Regular Visitor

Hello! I'm also having the same problem, I looked for some alternatives on the internet but I was unsuccessful. It's really strange that Power BI is unable to display the date on the x-axis with aggregation.

Beelover
Regular Visitor

Unfortunately not, I just ended up using the Max value for our purposes.

mussaenda
Super User
Super User

Hi @Beelover 

Add a Serial Number or Index on  your data and put it on your y axis and remove the summarization

I'm not sure that I understand, currently the Results that I need to plot are on the Y-Axis. If I change this to the index number then surely I'll just be plotting the index numbers and not the results.....or am I missing something?

 

This is how the chart is currently configured

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Beelover , Add an index column to your table and that to Axis of visual along with date and expand) or not summarized column in the table

Power Query- Index Column: https://youtu.be/NS4esnCDqVw

 

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Thank you for your suggestion, I added an index column and added it to the X-Axis however (assuming I have understood you correctly) this doesn't really give the result I was looking for. I now see each result in a seperate column with it's own date appended with the index number.

I would like to be able to see all the results above the date to which they relate without having the index number appended to the date. I hope that makes sense

Regards

Nigel

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Did you ever find an answer to your question? It seems absurd that Power BI would be incapable of displaying something so obviously useful.

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