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GKJARC
Resolver I
Resolver I

Sorting matrix table

Hi everyone,

 

I have a matrix table with a 4-level hierarchy (so four columns in the 'Rows' section): Customer name and Date.
The first column is Customer name which is sorted alphabetically ascending.
The other 3 columns I need sorted descending.

So the desired sort order would be like this:

- Customer A
     - A3
          01-03-2024
          01-12-2023
          01-06-2023
          01-10-2022
     + A2
     - A1
          01-06-2019
          01-04-2019
          01-03-2019
          01-10-2018
+ Customer B
+ Customer C

 

How can this be achieved?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @GKJARC 
You need a "sort column" for every hierarchy level in your table with the needed order and sort the columns from the data view:

Ritaf1983_0-1711130807217.png

For a date column, you should use a date table create the column with the numeric date value and multiply it to (-1):

Ritaf1983_1-1711130915440.png

Ritaf1983_2-1711130951321.png

Result :

Ritaf1983_3-1711130999743.png

pbix is attached

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

 

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

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GKJARC
Resolver I
Resolver I

@Ritaf1983 This works, thank you very much!
Be aware though that Number.From([Date]) doesn't always work well with datetime. For datetime I ended up using this SQL to get an inverted number from date: DATEDIFF(MINUTE, EE.ENTRYDATE, '2099-12-31T23:59:59') AS DateInvertedSorting

Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @GKJARC 
You need a "sort column" for every hierarchy level in your table with the needed order and sort the columns from the data view:

Ritaf1983_0-1711130807217.png

For a date column, you should use a date table create the column with the numeric date value and multiply it to (-1):

Ritaf1983_1-1711130915440.png

Ritaf1983_2-1711130951321.png

Result :

Ritaf1983_3-1711130999743.png

pbix is attached

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

 

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

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