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Anonymous
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Unable to sort by month when using scatter chart

Hi. I dont understand why cant I sort by month. 

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Im using scatter chart. and I have already created new column to be sorted by x-axis. Is scatter chart cant be sort? 

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Icey
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Have you tried this?

sort.jpg

 

Best regards

Icey

 

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Icey
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please let me know if the method I provided in my last reply is helpful.😉

 

 

Best Regards,

Icey

Icey
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Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Have you tried this?

sort.jpg

 

Best regards

Icey

 

If this post helps, then consider Accepting it as the solution to help other members find it faster.

amitchandak
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@Anonymous , Make sure the sort column is defined. and you have sorted on month using three dots.

 

refer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1zu4MBb-c

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Anonymous
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@amitchandak yes, i did this too 

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This right?

@Anonymous , check the selected column, it should be the month name. I see some different column name on column tool

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Anonymous
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do you mean the date hierarchy? @amitchandak 

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@Anonymous , you can create month column and sort that on month no

 

 

Month = FORMAT([Date],"mmmm")
Month Year sort = month([Date])

 

Month Year = FORMAT([Date],"mmm-yyyy")
Month Year sort = FORMAT([Date],"yyyymm")

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous , I create a date table with month name and month in that table, joined it with your table and done changes in viusal. but it has not changed the sort order. still checking.

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Anonymous
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@amitchandak really appreciate if you could help me with this. thank you in advance! 🤗

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