topic Re: Custom Sort on Category Column in SAS Visual Analytics

Custom Sort on Category Column

KarthikB — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:29:19 GMT

Dear SAS VA Experts,

Could you please suggest on the following requirement. Thanks in advance,

The Bar chart looks like the below.

The Sorting order needs to be changed to

Early -> On Time -> Undelivered -> 1 Day Delay -> 2 Days Delay -> 3 Days Delay -> >3 Days Delay.

Kindly advice.

Re: Custom Sort on Category Column

PeterWijers — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 07:23:05 GMT

Hi Karthik,

I solved the same problem (OTC) while using different alphabetic labels. (VA 6.3)

Early / Late etc.

In VA 7 this is solved while using custom sorting.

greetings Peter

Re: Custom Sort on Category Column

KarthikB — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 07:26:49 GMT

Thank you Very much for providing solution. I am using VA 6.4. Let me also change the category values and do. Thanks.

Re: Custom Sort on Category Column

TejaSurapaneni — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:48:45 GMT

Hi Peter,

Is it Possible in VA 6.4? Did you said that your solved the issue in 6.3.

Thanks,

TEja

Re: Custom Sort on Category Column

PeterWijers — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 17:46:56 GMT

Hi teja,

i am sure it will work in 6.4

greetings. peter

Re: Custom Sort on Category Column

TejaSurapaneni — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 07:22:13 GMT

Hi Peter,

Can you explain how to do in VA 6.4, I am not able to do it in 6.4, Please explain more.

Thanks,

Teja

Re: Custom Sort on Category Column

MichelleHomes — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:24:07 GMT

The Custom Sort option that Peter showed above in the screen shot above became available within SAS Visual Analytics 7.1

Kind Regards,

Michelle

Re: Custom Sort on Category Column

TejaSurapaneni — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 04:47:56 GMT

Hi Michelle,

Yeah Michelle it is available in SAS VA 7.1, But my question is how we can do custom sort in SAS VA 6.4?, Mr. Peter said that the custom sort is available in 6.4.

Thanks,

Teja

Re: Custom Sort on Category Column

PeterWijers — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:47:15 GMT

Hello Teja,

Here some explanation regarding the work-around.

At first check if you can change/update your data source in a way you get a date instead of a month description.

With a date its easy using date formats in your reports that sort well.

Work-around is to create a new custom category where the labels are created in a way that alphabetical sorting will lead to the right result. (as mentioned before)

So group Jan to 1.Jan Feb to 2.feb etc.

Now you have a new variable that contains the values 1.Jan/2.feb/3.mar etc, that can be used in a report or graphic as the right sorting sequence.

Other option would be to use 1/2/3/4 etc as period labels to show the number of the month, as often done in financial reporting (Fin.Period)

The labels are not perfect, but the sorting is correct now.

That's what I called a possible work-around I once used to fix such a problem.

In you case I would surely fix the field in the database to match a Date format if possible, or even update to 7.1.

Greetings and succes.

Re: Custom Sort on Category Column

MichelleHomes — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:33:54 GMT

Hi Teja,

As Peter points out, he has provided a work around in SAS VA 6.4. The custom sort dialog is new in 7.1

SAS(R) Visual Analytics 7.1: User's Guide

Kind Regards,

Michelle