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Slicer Setting Missing - Use Custom Lists when Sorting
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Diana Hudnell

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December 13, 2016 - 6:35 am
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Hello!  When I select Slicer settings I do not have the 'Use Custom Lists' when sorting option.  I am working with Excel 2013.  Any idea why this would not be an option in my Slicer Settings window?

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Mynda Treacy
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December 13, 2016 - 6:28 pm
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Hi Diana,

That's odd. I have Excel 2013 and the option is there. Are you able to share the workbook?

Mynda

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February 11, 2019 - 9:47 pm
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Has this been addressed?

I have exactly the same problem!

More information: I have in my workbook 2 datasources. The slicers connecting to pivot tables of one datasource (just a table) - do have the 'Use Custom Lists' checkbox option!

However, the slicers connected to pivot tables of the other datasource (OLAP - data model) - do not have this option!

Is that thus a limitation of using OLAP / data model?

Any workaround? This is hugely annoying!

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Just found a reference to that: 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-.....ustomlists

Seems indeed that this option is only available for non-OLAP

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Hi Michlus,

If you load your data into the Data Model you can add a column to your table and use 'Sort by' on the Home tab of the Power Pivot window to specify the sort order.

Mynda

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