Q topic - Custom Week Start

[Sanjay1]

Is there a Custom Week Start feature for Q topics. I have a date field with only dates of Monday which is the start of the week for us. But everytime I try to see a weekly trend, the date field gets adjusted to Sunday - which is the start of the week for Q I guess.

I know Custom Week Start exists for analysis, was wondering if something similar exists for Q topic. If not, what should be my workaround? I have tried not keeping the date field as the default date field for the Q topic, but then it just does not show the trend chart or just aggregates to monthly

[Nico]

Hi @Sanjay1 ,

here is an instruction on how to change the start of your week in an analysis:

QuickSight's Custom Week Start Day Feature and a Custom Script for Analysis Week Start Day or Time Zone Updates

Feature Overview QuickSight has always been about making data analytics easy and flexible, and now we’re taking that flexibility to a whole new level with the introduction of the Custom Week Start feature. With this exciting addition, QuickSight users can set the start day of the week according to their specific business needs. This feature allows for better alignment with various international and industry-specific date standards. In addition to this feature, we are also excited to introduce a …

The week start is a setting for the analysis and not for Q topics.

Best regards,
Nico

[Brett]

Hi @Sanjay1,
It’s been awhile since we last heard from you, did you have any additional questions regarding your initial post?

If we do not hear back within the next 3 business days, I’ll go ahead and close out this topic.

Thank you!

[Brett]

Hi @Sanjay1,
Since we haven’t heard back, I’ll close out this topic. However, if you have any additional questions, feel free to create a new post in the community and link this discussion for relevant information if needed.

Thank you!