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Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

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Daniel Bartley on 24 Jul 2015 21:24:43

There is currently no customisation for sorting of matrices. Please copy existing Excel functionality to sort by row name or by value fields ascending or descending.

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02803f8e 9616-47e3-af1f-e011a93ef9c6 on 05 Jul 2020 22:35:07

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

I also need control over the sort. When I bring an Excel file (with rows sorted the way I want them) into Power BI, it forces a different sort, which required me to begin the rows with "A.", "B.", "C.", etc. so that the rows were sorted in Power BI the same way they were in Excel.

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cbbe410d 30eb-419e-b76b-98853d4f75d7 on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:33

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

If you just use values in a matrix, you can sort them. However, once you add column headers (e.g., grade values like 1, 2, 3, etc.) you lose the ability to sort the value columns. We need to be able to do that!

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b1a92dec c272-447d-be93-5e4edf07a60e on 05 Jul 2020 22:28:49

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)


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).

In my opinion PBI should mimic Excel pivot tables as closely as possible.

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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6ed887c1 a59d-4d3e-bac9-557c49f3af87 on 05 Jul 2020 22:26:47

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

It is possible to sort by columns,
but there seems to be no existing way to sort by values :-(

VERY IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH

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23cb9916 8b06-4453-8046-c53e49f941c9 on 05 Jul 2020 22:26:02

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

It is very important to be able to sort words like week days, or months for instance. Many thanks !

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223878fd f94f-42af-8e5c-1d4f501f0280 on 05 Jul 2020 22:22:25

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

Yes, soooooo important, please add this functionality.

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177bbe1e e5b3-43ec-bc69-24f6db121c99 on 05 Jul 2020 22:21:14

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

I'd like to be able to define how rows are sorted. From what I can tell it's AtoZ or ZtoA, but I need to be able to define the sort order.

For example, if I'm using a matrix and have text row values, the logical order in which they should be displayed doesn't necessarily match alphabetic order.

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2e096c1c 0392-49b5-9f0e-79450283fd1b on 05 Jul 2020 22:17:44

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

It is not working for me and its very important functionality...please look into this

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98a7d717 7375-4bb1-b68e-b0fbae471635 on 05 Jul 2020 22:16:57

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

You can sort the data in theMatrix by clicking on the column title/name. There is no visible option but it is there.

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08fc0117 944f-4ffb-9098-18d929dc8fce on 05 Jul 2020 22:13:55

RE: Matrix - Sort rows by value (asc or desc)

Yes we need this option