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Anonymous
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Stacked Column Chart - swap x-axis and y-axis

I am trying to recreate a chart from Excel into Power BI, but I am having trouble getting the x-axis and y-axis to be the same as my original chart. The location should be stacked and months run along the x-axis. Anyone no if this is possible?

 

Data set:

Data SetData Set

 

Excel:

Excel OriginalExcel Original

 

Power BI:

Power BIPower BI

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v-lili6-msft
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hi @Anonymous 

From your screenshot, we could know that your data structure is this:

3.JPG

So you need to transform your data structure as below:

Step1:

In edit queries, Selected Dec-Total,Jan-Total,Feb-Total... 

Then click Unpivot columns

https://radacad.com/pivot-and-unpivot-with-power-bi

4.JPG

Step2:

Now create visual, drag Attribute column in X-Axis, Location into Lenged and Value into Value

5.JPG

 

and here is sample pbix file, please try it.

 

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-lili6-msft
Community Support
Community Support

hi @Anonymous 

From your screenshot, we could know that your data structure is this:

3.JPG

So you need to transform your data structure as below:

Step1:

In edit queries, Selected Dec-Total,Jan-Total,Feb-Total... 

Then click Unpivot columns

https://radacad.com/pivot-and-unpivot-with-power-bi

4.JPG

Step2:

Now create visual, drag Attribute column in X-Axis, Location into Lenged and Value into Value

5.JPG

 

and here is sample pbix file, please try it.

 

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
VasTg
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@Anonymous 

 

You should move "location" to legend, "month" column(if any - if not create one) to Axis and the single "total" column to Value.

 

If it helps, mark it as a solution.

Kudos are nice too.

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Anonymous
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@VasTg 

 

Not sure if I'm following. My month values are already in the value input which is a column.  

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