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df123445
Helper II
Helper II

Sort by specific column in Power query editor doesn't impact report view

Hi everyone,

I'm 100% green to Power BI so apologies if I'm asking something obvoius.

 

Anyway as title says, I'm trying to order a chart by month (using a secondary coloumn with months numbers).

I've read that I just need to order that column in query editor (just clicking on the down arrow on the column name)

but once I click "Apply" nothing changes in my charts. Am I going the wrong way about it?  

 

Many thanks in advance

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ppm1
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

You need to set up your sort-by column after you load the data (not in the query editor).

Sort one column by another column in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

 

Pat

Microsoft Employee

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Gowtham_Selvam
Resolver I
Resolver I

You have to create a new calculated column for month number.Then click the month name column and sort it by month number calculated column.

 

If I answered your question,kindly mark it as solution.

 

Thanks,

GS

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Gowtham_Selvam
Resolver I
Resolver I

You have to create a new calculated column for month number.Then click the month name column and sort it by month number calculated column.

 

If I answered your question,kindly mark it as solution.

 

Thanks,

GS

Thank youuuuuuu

 

 

ppm1
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

You need to set up your sort-by column after you load the data (not in the query editor).

Sort one column by another column in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

 

Pat

Microsoft Employee

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