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seenai
Helper II
Helper II

Sort by Column Error

Hi,

 

I have Date table with Column in MMM format (Jan / Feb etc).

I could not sort the month by Date Order. Help me if possible.

 

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Hi,

 

Please try these:

 

T_Month = FORMAT('Table'[Date],"MMM")

MonthNo = FORMAT('Table'[Date],"MM")

 

Then you can sort [T_Month] by [MonthNo].

1.jpg

 

Best Regards,

Giotto

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amitchandak
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@seenai 

Column and Sort column should have the same granularity. So the only sort column you can use is

 

Sort Month = format(Date[date],"MM")

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Hi

 

@amitchandak 

 

I have added a New Column as below :

Sort Month = format(Month_Year[Date],"MM")
 
It is giving result as 01, 02, 03, etc.
But I would like to show as Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr etc.
 
Please let me know, if any other control is there to sort the 

Hi,

 

Please try these:

 

T_Month = FORMAT('Table'[Date],"MMM")

MonthNo = FORMAT('Table'[Date],"MM")

 

Then you can sort [T_Month] by [MonthNo].

1.jpg

 

Best Regards,

Giotto

@amitchandak  & @v-gizhi-msft 

Thanks for your quick support and clarification.

My Learning : 
To sort Month in MMM format. I need a column in MM format.

Similarly

To sort Month in MMM-YY format. I need a column in YYYYMM format.

 

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