Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Sorting Rows and Columns in Charts

Suppose that you have a chart on the Orders page that shows the number of orders made by up to 10 customers. By default, the rows are sorted in ascending alphabetical order of the customer’s name.

Data Field Tag
CustomerID pivot1-row1-column-top10

The chart with alphabetically sorted customers is shown below.

Chart shows count of orders made by customers. The first 10 customers by alphabetical order of the customer last name is shown.

The chart data shows that the first ten customers were included in the chart.

The data shows that the first 10 customer in alphabetical order were included.

The customers can also be sorted in descending alphabetical order by using the keyword “sort” or “sortdesc”.

Data Field Tag
CustomerID pivot1-row1-column-top10-sort

The new chart shows the first 10 customers in descending order.

The chart shows the last 10 customers in alphabetical order

The chart data will show customers sorted in descending alphabetical order.

The data shows the first 10 customers in descending alphabetical order.

Sometimes it may be necessary to sort the rows by a column value. Use “sortbyvalue” or “sortdescbyvalue” to sort in descending order of the row value.

Data Field Tag
CustomerID pivot1-row1-column-top10-sortbyvalue

The chart now shows the top 10 customers that make orders.

The chart shows customers sorted in descending order by value.

The data shows that the rows have been sorted by the “Count of Orders” column.

The chart data shows the customers sorted by the count of orders.

In a similar fashion, the bottom 10 customers making orders can be displayed by using “sortascbyvalue” keyword.

Data Field Tag
CustomerID pivot1-row1-column-top10-sortascbyvalue

The chart now shows the least active customers.

The bottom ten customes by value are shown in this chart.

The chart data will reveal the correct ascending order.

The chart data shows the customers sorted in ascending order by value.

Column fields can be sorted with the same keywords. For example, the chart below shows the top 5 employees making orders over the Order Date. It appears “Peacock” made the most orders in this time period.

Data Field Tag
EmployeeID pivot1-col1-top5-sortbyvalue
OrderDate pivot1-row1-date-areastacked

The columns are sorted in descending order of value. Only the top 5 performing employees are shown.

The data can be seen here:

The data shows only the top 5 performing employee columns.