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How to sort columns in chart with row-split

lem
New Member

Hi,

I need to graph data per Area split by WeekNumber:

| chart Values by Area WeekNumber
Both - Values and WeekNuber are numbers, however WeekNmubers in the graph are sorted as if they are string type ( 10, 11, 9 instead of 9, 10, 11).
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If I swap series:
| chart Values by WeekNuber Area
the WeekNumbers are sorted correctly on X-Axis (9, 10, 11).
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I tried using "sort WeekNumber" and didn't have any impact on column order.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

As a mildly dirty workaround, you could use 09 as your week number - then string ordering will do what you need.

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mikymasterlace
New Member

[OT] sorry this is not an answer, but could you tell me how to display values above the columns charts? thankyou so much!

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

In the chart's format menu's general tab, turn on "show data values".

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

As a mildly dirty workaround, you could use 09 as your week number - then string ordering will do what you need.

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lem
New Member

Thank you Martin, Appending zero did the trick. Wish there was a better way to do this though. Cheers!

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