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Todai
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Sorting week of year - last 18 weeks and corresponding weeks previous year

Hi all,

Hope you are able to help me out on this.

In a line chart I am showing production per week (format WeekOfYear) for the last 18 weeks and the corresponding weeks the year before. So I have en expression for each of those.

Last 18 weeks:
sum({1<
MyDate={'>=$(=WeekStart(Today(),-18))<=$(=WeekEnd(Today(),-1))'}
,DateType={'ProductionDate'}
>}M_Units)

Previous year:
sum({1<
MyDate= {'>=$(=WeekStart(addyears(Today(),-1),-18))<=$(=WeekEnd(addyears(Today(),-1),-1))'}
,DateType={'ProductionDate'}
>}M_Units)

I'm using a canonical calendar (inspired by this post: https://community.qlik.com/t5/Qlik-Design-Blog/Canonical-Date/ba-p/1463578) and DateType is a field from my DateBridge table. As my dimension I am using a week-field from my canonical calendar.

My problem is: How do I sort my dimension correctly? As default it gets sorted numerically, which puts week 51 and 52 in the end when their actually should be first.
I want it to be sorted like shown in the mock-up below.

Graph_mockup.png

 

 

 

 

 

 


Unfortunately I'm not able to post my data or application.

Thank you in advance.

4 Replies
Anil_Babu_Samineni

How about adding Sort by expression as follows with Ascending order

Week(MyDate)

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Todai
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Thank you for you response, but unfortunately your suggestion gives me the following result:

SortOrder.png

 

Anil_Babu_Samineni

If Week(MyDate) returns correct it should work as expected.

BTW, Can you simply put same dimension in Sort by expression and try with some options?

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Todai
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I just remembered, that I'm using a canonical calendar inspired by this:
https://community.qlik.com/t5/Qlik-Design-Blog/Canonical-Date/ba-p/1463578
(I have updated my original post with this info now)

And I guess that affects how sorting works but I'm not quite sure how.