Matrix with fixed column values (months 1-12)

I have a matrix that shows sales per year (rows) and month (columns).
If the data being used contains no records for a particular month for any
year (e.g. November), that column (i.e. column 11) is completely missing
from the matrix.
Can the matrix be configured to always show a given set of columns, even if
there is no underlying data?
ThanksHi Laurence,
If you don't have any data rows for a certain month, then it will not show
up in the matrix grouping. To ensure that certain groups/data values are
always present, you will need an outer join in your dataset query e.g. with
a simple table that just has 12 rows with one column and values from 1 to
12.
Details on how to use outer joins are available here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/acdata/ac_8_qd_09_0zqr.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/acdata/ac_8_qd_09_1h6b.asp
HTH,
Robert
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"Laurence Neville" <laurenceneville@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a matrix that shows sales per year (rows) and month (columns).
> If the data being used contains no records for a particular month for any
> year (e.g. November), that column (i.e. column 11) is completely missing
> from the matrix.
> Can the matrix be configured to always show a given set of columns, even
if
> there is no underlying data?
> Thanks
>|||OK thanks, I know how to do that.
"Robert Bruckner [MSFT]" <robruc@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Laurence,
> If you don't have any data rows for a certain month, then it will not show
> up in the matrix grouping. To ensure that certain groups/data values are
> always present, you will need an outer join in your dataset query e.g.
> with
> a simple table that just has 12 rows with one column and values from 1 to
> 12.
> Details on how to use outer joins are available here:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/acdata/ac_8_qd_09_0zqr.asp
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/acdata/ac_8_qd_09_1h6b.asp
> HTH,
> Robert
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> "Laurence Neville" <laurenceneville@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O8YpoRDuEHA.1296@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> I have a matrix that shows sales per year (rows) and month (columns).
>> If the data being used contains no records for a particular month for any
>> year (e.g. November), that column (i.e. column 11) is completely missing
>> from the matrix.
>> Can the matrix be configured to always show a given set of columns, even
> if
>> there is no underlying data?
>> Thanks
>>
>