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Hello
I have a bar chart with above average, average, below average, very high, very low
The way they are sorted are alphabetical
is there a way to set a custom sort to place them
very low, below average, average, above average, very high
Thank you
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HI @PaisleyMike,
Please create a calculate column with custom sort order, then you can use sort by column feature to use new column as sort order.
Sort by column in Power BI Desktop
Notice: custom sort order should has similar as current group category.(if sort order will break current group, it can't used as 'sort by column')
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
HI @PaisleyMike,
Please create a calculate column with custom sort order, then you can use sort by column feature to use new column as sort order.
Sort by column in Power BI Desktop
Notice: custom sort order should has similar as current group category.(if sort order will break current group, it can't used as 'sort by column')
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
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