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Sorting the Month year column

Hi

 

I have the below table

 

I don't have the separate date column as this data is very small. My data is based on the calendar year. I sort the month year based on month number and visualize the month year vs value, getting below graph

 

My axis (mont year) is not sorting. I have the data from June 2021 - April 2022. This is monthly data. My data source is excel, and next month we change the data and it becomes July 20222 - April 2022. 

 

I need to sort this month's year in the graph (June 2021 - April 2022) and also ensure it sorts automatically if the date is updated.

 

Could you please advise?

 

 

 

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    Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Anonymous you need to set the "sort by" column for your Month-Year column to "MonthNumber".

    From Data view, select the "Month-Year" column and set the "Sort By" column to "MonthNumber".

    EDIT - you may also want to create a column in the format YYYYMM which combines year and monthnumber, and sort by this column instead.  That will enable proper sorting across calendar years.

    Below is an example with a similar dataset.

     




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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    5 years ago

    Anonymous you need to set the "sort by" column for your Month-Year column to "MonthNumber".

    From Data view, select the "Month-Year" column and set the "Sort By" column to "MonthNumber".

    EDIT - you may also want to create a column in the format YYYYMM which combines year and monthnumber, and sort by this column instead.  That will enable proper sorting across calendar years.

    Below is an example with a similar dataset.