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Sort Data By Week Number

I have a bar graph in my PowerBI which I where I want the data sorted by week number. I have a calander table which allows me to do this but the data lables on the x-axis read 1,2,3 etc and I want them to say 1st Jan, 7th Jan, 14th Jan etc.

 

Do do I edit this so they have the date of the start of the week not the week number. 

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AllisonKennedy
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Use the Start of Week option in Power Query if your calendar table is loaded as part of the model, then use Sort By Column function to sort the Start of Week column by Week Number column, and use the Start of Week column in the chart.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-sort-by-column

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous , You create sort column

 

one of the two depends on do you have year no in week text

 

Week Start date = 'Date'[Date]+-1*WEEKDAY('Date'[Date],2)+1//Week start from Monday 
Week Number = WEEKNUM([Date],2) //Week start from Monday

 

Mark this a sort column : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-sort-by-column

 

for Week calendar

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/Any-Weekday-Week-Decoding-Date-and-Calendar-2-5-Powe...

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AllisonKennedy
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Community Champion

Use the Start of Week option in Power Query if your calendar table is loaded as part of the model, then use Sort By Column function to sort the Start of Week column by Week Number column, and use the Start of Week column in the chart.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-sort-by-column

Please @mention me in your reply if you want a response.

Copying DAX from this post? Click here for a hack to quickly replace it with your own table names

Has this post solved your problem? Please Accept as Solution so that others can find it quickly and to let the community know your problem has been solved.
If you found this post helpful, please give Kudos C

I work as a Microsoft trainer and consultant, specialising in Power BI and Power Query.
www.excelwithallison.com

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