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Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

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Ashish Singh on 01 Nov 2016 09:15:42

The newly available groups cannot be custom sorted unless additional sort column for this group is added in the model which is not so good. While creating the custom groups, Arrow buttons to move groups Up Down should be available and this order should be used by default sorting unless the user wants to sort asc or desc by some measure.

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Tracey Logan on 05 Nov 2021 20:10:26

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

The mere fact that this request has been waiting since 2016 is astounding. This is a feature available in other applications. Maybe the devs can hold off on new DAX formulas until they add basic things like custom sorts for groups.

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Andre Zachariahs on 19 Oct 2021 15:29:13

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

The fact that this even has to be a "feature" is a severe lack of understanding of what clients need. The workarounds don't even work half of the time as they are calculations dependent on the original, calculated field, leading to circular reference errors.

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Jo Van Hoy on 04 Aug 2021 16:15:54

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

Very basic and much-needed feature!

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Eric K on 16 Jul 2021 15:44:29

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

Such a basic feature... QlikSense handles this nicely, providing for both scalar (for sorting/collation) and textual representation of categorical data. PLEASE ADD THIS BASIC UI FEATURE as a workaround at least... :-) Thank you

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Nicholas Garofalo on 26 May 2021 17:56:13

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

This is so basic I'm shocked it's even a feature request - and one that needs votes!

Groups are essentially worthless without the ability to sort them by my own custom desires.

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Billy Fleming on 05 Feb 2021 21:13:30

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

The order should not be High Low Medium (HLM)... Please let us decide the order.

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Tobias Ochsenbein on 02 Feb 2021 07:21:41

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

Really needed! Otherwise grouping doesn't make sense

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:17:30

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

This would be extremely helpful

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Liam White on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:22

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

Would be extremely helpful, thanks!

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Guillem on 06 Jul 2020 00:10:17

RE: Ability to specify custom sort (or order) on the Groups created through UI

This is needed