Should be able to sort the value for axis or legend when showing in chart

[regis821]

Say when there are three distinct values in the field of an Axis, like 12/20, 12/21, 12/22, we should be able if need to sort them in asc or desc when showing in the chart. Currently, they come out in a random order

[hirenb]

It would be helpful to be able to sort a legend as well, currently, if we use text and want to sort it a specific way, there is not any ability I can find to specify exactly which order I want to show the legend. Makes it hard to show text values like bronze, silver, gold, and platinum in a specific sequence.

[charley_lingerf]

'+1, need to be able to sort legend.

[jcaynes]

I would love this! Very interested, as we use month, weekday and hour in our axis tables. Unsorted is nonsensical for the reader.

[nicolharry]

Having updated to the July level this a big take away. It make the charts next to unreadable without being able to sort when the x-axis contains many string fields, e.g. Short State Names etc.

[RoryPat]

Sort order for legends and categories should be able to be derived from another field in your data set.

[krettig]

Rory is correct. You can sort using another field in your data set. Use Modeling -> Sort By Column. You might need to join this to a new table just for the purpose of sorting.

[sstablein]

I have tried using the sort by column in the modeling section and it has no impact on the legend order. I created the sort by column specifically for the dimension column I am using for my chart. What is the trick?

[RolandHorwood]

'+1 for this.