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Pikachu-Power
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waterfall chart breakdown sort

hello,

 

i found this way to define a start and ending value for a waterfall chart:

 

Power BI & DAX Tutorial: Waterfall charts with beginning and end states in 5 minutes - YouTube 

There is also a pbix file available.

 

But the final problem is that i can sort for category but not for the breakdown. i have 12 values for the breakdown and i want to sort it in a certain way. in the example it is luck that it works.

 

is that in this example possible? 

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Medster
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In the same boat - was there ever a solution for this?

V-lianl-msft
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Hi @Pikachu-Power ,

 

It ought to be possible.

You need to create a custom sort column, and then use “sort by other column” button.

https://radacad.com/sort-a-column-with-a-custom-order-in-power-bi 

 

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

I think in this case it dont work. The breakdown table has already a sort criteria and it is sorted by that. I also create a custom sort column but no changes. It has no impact to the visual if you sort by other column.

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