You build a stacked column chart that shows total sales by MonthName from a Calendar table. Because MonthName is text, the X-axis is sorted alphabetically (April, August, …). You need the months to appear in true calendar order every time the report opens, even if readers later change the on-screen sort. Which action will meet the requirement?
In Data view, select the MonthName column and choose Sort by Column, then select MonthNumber.
Open the chart's Format pane and set the X-axis "Sort type" property to Chronological.
In Power Query Editor, sort the MonthName column ascending and apply the changes.
From the visual's More options (…), choose Sort by Total Sales and then Sort ascending.
Selecting MonthName in Data view and applying Sort by Column → MonthNumber stores a numeric sort order in the model. Any visual that uses MonthName automatically follows that order whenever the report loads or the user resets the view. No other setting establishes a persistent chronological sequence. The Format pane has no Chronological sort option, so that choice cannot work. Interactive sorting by the Total Sales measure only rearranges the bars by value, not by calendar order, and the user can easily override it. Sorting rows in Power Query affects the preview but is not preserved in the Vertipaq column store, so visuals still default to alphabetical order unless a Sort-by-Column relationship exists.
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