How can i sort y axis with category name

[PARKER-X]

how can i sort 0-5,5-10 etc

I tried CASE experience_band_sort
WHEN 1 THEN '0-5 yrs'
WHEN 2 THEN '5-10 yrs'
WHEN 3 THEN '10-15 yrs'
WHEN 4 THEN '15-20 yrs'
WHEN 5 THEN '20+ yrs'
ELSE 'Unknown'
END
if i use experience_band_sort than it works but don't want 1,2,3,4,5 etc i hope u understand what am i trying to say

[dosubot[bot]]

@PARKER-X The trick is to keep your text labels as the dimension and use the numeric CASE expression as a separate sorting metric — not as the dimension itself.

Here's how:

1. Add a calculated column (or include it in your SQL) that returns the sort order number:

   CASE 
     WHEN experience_band = '0-5 yrs' THEN 1
     WHEN experience_band = '5-10 yrs' THEN 2
     WHEN experience_band = '10-15 yrs' THEN 3
     WHEN experience_band = '15-20 yrs' THEN 4
     WHEN experience_band = '20+ yrs' THEN 5
   END

2. In your chart config:

   • Dimension (Y-axis): use experience_band (the text labels like "0-5 yrs")
   • Sort By / timeseries_limit_metric: use MIN(experience_band_sort) or MAX(experience_band_sort) — the numeric column — as the sorting metric [1]

This way the chart displays the text labels but orders them by the hidden numeric value.

Simpler alternative: If the above doesn't work well for your chart type, you can prefix the labels with zero-padded numbers in your CASE expression [1]:

CASE 
  WHEN experience_band_sort = 1 THEN '01. 0-5 yrs'
  WHEN experience_band_sort = 2 THEN '02. 5-10 yrs'
  WHEN experience_band_sort = 3 THEN '03. 10-15 yrs'
  WHEN experience_band_sort = 4 THEN '04. 15-20 yrs'
  WHEN experience_band_sort = 5 THEN '05. 20+ yrs'
END

Alphabetical sorting will then naturally produce the correct order.

Note: Superset doesn't have a built-in UI for arbitrary custom category ordering, so a data-driven approach like one of these is the standard way to handle it [2].

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[PARKER-X]

2nd solution works but don't look good