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mrothschild
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Sorting in Matrix

Hi,

 

In the attached screenshot, I have a Table and a Matrix visual.  The data is:

 

First NameTitleTitle Rank
MattCEO2
AdamChairman1
RussellManaging Director3

 

[Title] is sorted by [Title Rank] under the Modeling window.  In the Table it's sorting properly, but in the Matrix it's sorting alphabetically.  You can see both are sorted by [Title]

 

Any suggestions to get the Matrix to sort as intended?

 

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v-xicai
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Hi @mrothschild ,

 

Based on testing in the latest version 2.75.5649.861 of Power BI Desktop, I can sort the [Title] by the [Title Rank] in Matrix visual successfully. You may update the Power BI Desktop to the latest version, and try it again.

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Amy

 

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mrothschild
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Hi @v-xicai 

 

I've attached a PBIX file that I believe mirrors yours. I have updated my version to: Version: 2.75.5649.861 64-bit (November 2019)

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rjW6KJdzB1FHjEohIDwZHAvd5ZGqYYX3/view?usp=sharing

 

When I sort by the column header "First Title" the order is either:

 

(1) CEO, (2) Chairman, (3) Managing Director, or

(3) CEO, (2) Chairman, (1) Managing Director

 

I cannot get it to sort by title rank, which is 

(1) Chairman, (2) CEO, or (3) Managing Director even though Title is sorted by Title Rank

 

 

parry2k
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@mrothschild did you put the Title in rows or in value section of matrix?



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Title is in the Values section.

 

 

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