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Sdutta
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Sorting a slicer

Hello all,

 

In my source table I got 2 date columns.

 

PeriodCode = 201601, 201602, 201603 ....201612

PeriodName = Oct2016, Nov2016, Dec2016....Sep2017

 

Where 201601 corresponds to Oct2016 as that's when our company financial year starts.

 

In the slicer, I want to show PeriodName but sort it by PeriodCode rather than it sorting itself alphabetically. How can I achieve this please?

 

Thanks much.

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MFelix
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Hi @Sdutta,

 

You should sort your column by the PeriodCode and then you will get the information as you want.

 

order.png

 

Regards,

MFelix


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MFelix
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Hi @Sdutta,

 

You should sort your column by the PeriodCode and then you will get the information as you want.

 

order.png

 

Regards,

MFelix


Regards

Miguel Félix


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!

Check out my blog: Power BI em Português



Absolutely perfect, thank you so much.

 

Having worked in SSRS for years, I am just a bit slow in getting used to Power BI way of dealing with these things.

 

 

Regards

SDutta

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