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henryco88
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Helper II

Sort column dimension in matrix table

Hi,

I have a matrix table in Power BI Desktop. I have in the columns the dimensions in this order: 

Other   Business    Consumer  Wholesale   Total

 

How I Can sort the columns in this order?

Total   Busines     Consumer     Wholesale     Other

 

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v-lionel-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @henryco88 ,

 

Unfortunately, it's impossible to change the display position of ‘Total’ in the current version(2.87.923.0 64-bit November 2020).

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Please submit your idea .

 

Best regards,
Lionel Chen

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v-lionel-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @henryco88 ,

 

What's your connection mode?

If you're use 'Direct Query' or 'Live Connection' mode, you can't use the 'Sort by column' feature.

 

Best regards,
Lionel Chen

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The connection mode is import

amitchandak
Super User
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@henryco88 , You have to create a column with sort order and mark that as the sort column

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnB4xUNisSA

 

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HI @amitchandak thanks your answer. I tried to do what you say but the sort is not there.

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