Differences between excel and power query sorting results

Wishmaster89

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Hi All

I've been playing around with sorting in excel and power query. Power query gives me the result i expect and excel doesn't and i can't figure out why.

Sample data

status to check for QAR comparison 18-09.xlsx
ABCDEFG
1ULNCompletion_StatusLearning_OutcomeStandard_DescriptionLearning_Start_DateLearning_Planned_End_DateLearning_Actual_End_Date
2119Credit Controller / Collector16/08/2017 00:0015/02/2019 00:00
3121Credit Controller / Collector16/08/2017 00:0015/02/2019 00:00
4121Credit Controller / Collector16/08/2017 00:0015/02/2019 00:0020/06/2019 00:00
test_v4


M query for the sort
Power Query:
let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="test_v4"]}[Content],
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"ULN", Int64.Type}, {"Completion_Status", Int64.Type}, {"Learning_Outcome", Int64.Type}, {"Standard_Description", type text}, {"Learning_Start_Date", type datetime}, {"Learning_Planned_End_Date", type datetime}, {"Learning_Actual_End_Date", type datetime}}),
    #"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Changed Type",{{"Learning_Start_Date", Order.Ascending}, {"Learning_Planned_End_Date", Order.Ascending}, {"Learning_Actual_End_Date", Order.Ascending}})
in
    #"Sorted Rows"


Now with the same data in the excel sheet, if i replicate the sort in excel like in the attached image the data comes out like this(Column G value changes row). Any one able to tell me why please?

status to check for QAR comparison 18-09.xlsx
ABCDEFG
1ULNCompletion_StatusLearning_OutcomeStandard_DescriptionLearning_Start_DateLearning_Planned_End_DateLearning_Actual_End_Date
2121Credit Controller / Collector16/08/2017 00:0015/02/2019 00:0020/06/2019 00:00
3119Credit Controller / Collector16/08/2017 00:0015/02/2019 00:00
4121Credit Controller / Collector16/08/2017 00:0015/02/2019 00:00
test_v4






excel sort example.PNG
 

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