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Banan
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The appropriate chart for dates

Hi,

 

What type of chart can I use if I have a set of dates to place on one axis, and the other axis will be of type text? Without any numerical operations like count. Is it possible to achieve this?

 

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Here, the issue is that dates appear on the Y-axis in a 'count' manner, not reflecting their actual chronological order.

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thank you 

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@Banan ,

 

yes you can't display it in a chart without an aggregated value like sum, count....

 

you can display it in a table visual



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v-yangliu-msft
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Hi  @Banan ,

 

Bar charts are the standard for viewing specific values in different categories. Fields placed in the Y-axis are displayed in numeric format, and even if you have text or dates, aggregation operations like Count, sum are performed.


You can use superuser @Idrissshatila 's answer to show visuals using Form Visual.

vyangliumsft_0-1708415881424.png

Or in a bar chart, place the date field in Tooltips, and each time the mouse hovers over a [Name], the corresponding [Birthday] will be displayed.

vyangliumsft_1-1708415881426.png

If you want to sort, you can click on Sort axis - Earliest Birthday - Sort ascending.

vyangliumsft_2-1708415909636.png

vyangliumsft_3-1708415909640.png

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

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-yangliu-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi  @Banan ,

 

Bar charts are the standard for viewing specific values in different categories. Fields placed in the Y-axis are displayed in numeric format, and even if you have text or dates, aggregation operations like Count, sum are performed.


You can use superuser @Idrissshatila 's answer to show visuals using Form Visual.

vyangliumsft_0-1708415881424.png

Or in a bar chart, place the date field in Tooltips, and each time the mouse hovers over a [Name], the corresponding [Birthday] will be displayed.

vyangliumsft_1-1708415881426.png

If you want to sort, you can click on Sort axis - Earliest Birthday - Sort ascending.

vyangliumsft_2-1708415909636.png

vyangliumsft_3-1708415909640.png

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

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

 

Idrissshatila
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Hello @Banan ,

 

It won't work with a chart, try using a table.



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@Banan ,

 

yes you can't display it in a chart without an aggregated value like sum, count....

 

you can display it in a table visual



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