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lutho
Helper II
5 years ago
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Table visual sort order based on date column not displayed

Ok, I am feeling a bit foolish - this should not be hard.   I have a Table where I need to show the most recent 10 student results. If there are not enough in the present year I wil show prior year...
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  • v-janeyg-msft's avatar
    v-janeyg-msft
    5 years ago

    Hi,  lutho 

     

    It’s my pleasure to answer for you.

    According to your description, I think you can use 'sort bu column' function in result column.

    Like this:

    If it doesn’t solve your problem, please feel free to ask me.

     

    Best Regards

    Janey Guo

     

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

  • v-janeyg-msft's avatar
    v-janeyg-msft
    5 years ago

    Hi, lutho 

     

    I think you need to classify the name of the same exam, for example science71, science72, so that there will be no errors.

     

    Best Regards

    Janey Guo

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amitchandak
Super User
5 years ago

lutho , if it is measure, you sort asc and desc from three dots.

 

If it is column , the create

Most Recent Excam result 1 =[Most Recent Excam result 1]

 

Most Recent Excam result Sort = Switch( True() ,

[Most Recent Excam result 1] = "Accouunting ... " , 1 , // Write complete name

//Add others

,10

)

 

The sort Most Recent Excam result 1 on Most Recent Excam result sort and use that in visual

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-sort-by-column