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Anirudh on 06 Jul 2018 09:59:15

Why is it so complicated to custom sort or order a column in power bi table or matrix? This is an extremely simple and basic requirement for any BI dashboard and it shouldn't be such a hassle to create Indices every time to sort.
It doesn't seem practical to create indices for 10 columns each time I need to sort.

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87efaec5 53ef-4e39-9a20-e45a68d362ff on 06 Jul 2020 00:16:02

RE: Custom Sort/Order Table or Matrix

Same with rows. In a P&L statement, I need to put items in sequence. Do you understand?! SEQUENCE!!!

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1fac0baf 9610-4152-8bad-924d339565a1 on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:53

RE: Custom Sort/Order Table or Matrix

Beef up the Matrix hierarchical sorting functionality as per:
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/11185431-add-a-multiple-columns-sort-featue 

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75d67bcc 21b4-4434-a12f-1f0280ee31a7 on 05 Jul 2020 23:59:47

RE: Custom Sort/Order Table or Matrix

Columns in a matrix should have the same options as a pivot table in Excel. A report designer should be able to move columns left or right, beginning or end.