Sorting on custom expressions column

[puglisi]

I found a lot of issues about it sort expression metrics, but no one has any answer about it.

So I have this column that is a metric with custom expression, and I NEED to sorting this result but the option doesn't show for me, neither in heading column and neither in edition of question.

Someone could help me?

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[morganhankins]

Hi @puglisi

Can you try this possible workaround/temporary-solution?

• At the end of your query, add a Custom Column with the value: Mkbe and the name: Mkbe2
  (ie make a copy of your Custom Expression variable)

• Now try to add a Sort using Mkbe2

Summarizing by a Custom Expression

You can't sort by the Custom Expression variable avg_quantity

Creating a Custom Column clone of the Custom Expression variable

Sorting by the Custom Column clone

And magically, the original Custom Expression variable also appears as a sort option?!

[puglisi]

@morganhankins

Thank you for the answer, but I can't create a custom column using the custom expression.

The custom expression:

[puglisi]

Any help?

[morganhankins]

Are you trying to create a the custom column using the small +col button at the top or the larger ‘Custom Column’ button at the bottom?

Can you make sure you are using the ‘Custom Column’ button at the bottom?

[puglisi]

@morganhankins
Thank you for the answer!

The expression show to me, but when I used I go to Pre-Visualize (at the red marked) to see how the results are...

..I got this error =((

If I see the SQL, the MKBE column dont exist for real, because the alias of expression is "expression"

Do you know how to fix this?

[morganhankins]

I think you are correct (and I am wrong )

I can reproduce the error you get.
It looks like issue #6239 is still broken.

[puglisi]

I don’t know =(
But I still can not sort a custom metric, and that is really bad for my solution =(

[puglisi]

If I create a custom column and give the 'expression' name for my custom metric, I could sort the results, but only with the custom column.
I have a lot of filters for this question, and the problem is it only information that I group on my metric is used on filter, others filters is no avaliable anymore. =(

now I have only one filter

the way it was before