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Unable to sort by month when using scatter chart
Super UserHi Anonymous ,
I tried something similar at my end. Below chart is witout LEGEND have got month in right sort order:
Now, when I move LEGEND to it I still get my MONTH sorted in the right order:
As I can't reproduce this issue at my end, Can you share you sample pbix file for this with both the charts on it - one with LEGEND, one without LEGEND?
Thanks,
Pragati
Pragati11 hi, this is the pbix link. im not sure why it doesn't work only for scatter. If I change it to line or bar chart, it sorted month in order. but i needed a scatter chart. Please help https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoKh3nlpMpSOgmSAg1TMiavknFhn?e=NDMg6m
- Ashish_Mathur
Hi,
You should remove the time stamp from the "ACT_EXEC_COMP" column first. Then, create a Calendar Table first and then build a relationship from the "ACT_EXEC_COMP" column to the Date column of your Calendar table. In the Calendar Table, add columns for Year, Month name and Month number. Sort the Column Name by Column Number. To your visual, drag Year and Month name from the Calendar Table.
Ashish_Mathur hi, can you please show me an example? I don't quite get it
- Ashish_Mathur
Hi,
To extraxt only the date from the column "ACT_EXEC_COMP" you will need to use the Query Editor. When i go to the Query Editor in your file, i am asked for credentials.
- Pragati11
Hi Anonymous ,
Go with the approach that Ashish_Mathur has suggested if you are still having this issue.
The format of your Date column on that chart should be date type rather than datetime format. Also, sometimes if there are blanks or nulls in your date column which you are using on the chart, may also end up creating issues. Therefore, it is advised to have a Calendar table in your data model with relationship on your dataset used for reporting. Then use DATE column from this Calendar table on your chart.
For steps on doing this refer following article:
https://radacad.com/creating-calendar-table-in-power-bi-using-dax-functions
Thanks,
Pragati
