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Hello Team,
I have a matrix with Total column, I now wanted to sort on 'Total' but I could not sort on it. can u please guide me how to sort on Total in Matrix.
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Hi @Srikarnandan7,
Step1: Added ID column to Values and changed that to Count
Step2: Created new column 'Total' for sorting with below expression
Total= COUNT('test'[ID])
Step3: I applied sorting on 'Total' column using 'Sort by Column', didn't work.
Please suggest me, am I missing something?
I'm not sure I understand step2. What do you mean about creating new column 'Total'? Based on my understanding, a Grand Total column should be added to the Matrix without any action. Could you be more precisely with it?
In addition, it could be better if you could share a sample pbix file which can reproduce the issue. You can upload it to OneDrive or Dropbox and post the link here. Do mask sensitive data before uploading.
Regards
Hi @Srikarnandan7,
I just verified that I can sort on the 'Total' column on Matrix visual with the latest version of Power BI Desktop(2.48.4792.721 64-bit (July 2017)).
What version of Power BI Desktop are you using?
Regards
Thanks for the reply, I'm using 2.47.4766.801 64-bit.
Is that feauture availabe from 2.48.4792.721 64-bit?
Thanks,
Srikar
Hi @Srikarnandan7,
Is that feauture availabe from 2.48.4792.721 64-bit?
I don't think it is. However, could you try with this version of Power BI Desktop to see if it work for you?
Regards
Now I'm using 2.48.4792.721 64-bit as you suggested. In this version I could see measures also which is not there in old version.
Apert from, still the sorting issue exists. Can you please suggest me did I do anything wrong.
Step1: Added ID column to Values and changed that to Count
Step2: Created new column 'Total' for sorting with below expression
Total= COUNT('test'[ID])
Step3: I applied sorting on 'Total' column using 'Sort by Column', didn't work.
Please suggest me, am I missing something?
Hi @Srikarnandan7,
Step1: Added ID column to Values and changed that to Count
Step2: Created new column 'Total' for sorting with below expression
Total= COUNT('test'[ID])
Step3: I applied sorting on 'Total' column using 'Sort by Column', didn't work.
Please suggest me, am I missing something?
I'm not sure I understand step2. What do you mean about creating new column 'Total'? Based on my understanding, a Grand Total column should be added to the Matrix without any action. Could you be more precisely with it?
In addition, it could be better if you could share a sample pbix file which can reproduce the issue. You can upload it to OneDrive or Dropbox and post the link here. Do mask sensitive data before uploading.
Regards
I got this now. I just clicked on 'Total' column for sorting. Thanks for the help.
I create the new field 'Total' for sorting.
PFB the google drive link where I saved .pbix file. Please look into it and suggest me.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bygkcr7gWuhZSXFzbFZCNjVudGM
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