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Add a multiple columns sort featue

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Narendra on 23 Dec 2015 22:09:02

If it is possible please provide the multiple columns sort . For example I want to sort the table visualization based on Priority and severity

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f0175a8f 2091-4f0e-902f-01527c5e3501 on 16 Aug 2020 03:56:06

RE: Add a multiple columns sort featue

Would be great, my example . . . .

Either using the stacked column chart or clustered I would like to sort the following

1.) showing by months
2.) Total (sum) of categories, 8 different categories
3.) X-axis concatenate labels turn off

Issue: As soon as I try sorting the Total( sum) category by (Asc) the x-axis concatenate turn off option breaks.

In excel it works, I would like to see this working in power bi desktop/services

Again, would be great.

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75c52e57 bee3-471e-98c4-eaeca2cd6325 on 16 Aug 2020 03:55:53

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This would be a big help. I wanted to sort by project name, and then by the task id, so the list is in chronological order for each project.

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bd863e4a 22f3-4316-9da2-55100b5cccd4 on 16 Aug 2020 03:55:26

RE: Add a multiple columns sort featue

this would be great!

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1e119386 1ab2-439f-9637-0d1212f50100 on 16 Aug 2020 03:55:17

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Power BI makes very difficult simple tasks, for example, sort customized columns, I cant reorder columns in natural year monthly. I searched many documentation but its not clear and, when finally I think Im found possible solutions, this trigger a new error message. I'm frustrated

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c8f453dc b9fb-4e62-b47f-3f8b23a1e856 on 16 Aug 2020 03:54:34

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We are working on our first Power BI project and we are very surprised this functionality is not available. Excel & Cognos have it...

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1027ad76 d289-46ba-ad99-56f6623691ed on 16 Aug 2020 03:54:34

RE: Add a multiple columns sort featue

Agreed, this is especially frustrating with the Table visualization (which I think you are referring to), considering that the data sources, if written in SQL, cannot contain an ORDER BY clause.

The Power BI support team confirmed that this multi-level sort isn't available at this time in Power BI, but it is an essential need for reports that provide raw data output. SSRS has this out of the box, Power BI should as well.

It should work just like Excel, for column data in a table, (i.e. sort by Column B Asc, then Column C Desc, then Column A Asc, etc).

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6e476f4c 4191-4768-a55f-35ead5280eec on 16 Aug 2020 03:54:16

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Indeed something that is currently missing and can be considered as basic functionality.

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b1a92dec c272-447d-be93-5e4edf07a60e on 16 Aug 2020 03:54:10

RE: Add a multiple columns sort featue

There are other registered ideas that are almost the same as this one. This uncontrolled idea submitting option is not efficient. I think this is a really important feature but because of the inefficient registration does not get the votes it deserves (now its fragmented).

Not my text but I agree fully:
I think that Microsoft must spend more time on these basic, fundamentals of reporting / dashboarding. I worry that too often they spend more time chasing cool, "glitzy" functionality, at the expense of the core functionality that other products have

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b63c8bd0 e982-4163-b77d-0fb93c90be69 on 16 Aug 2020 03:54:09

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Yes please!!

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943a5fba cf0c-42f8-9514-7bdaa4d9cf4a on 16 Aug 2020 03:53:55

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Compound sorting seems like a very basic reporting feature. I would hope it would be added ASAP.