title: How to assign the x-axis position of a node in a Sankey Diagram (D3) from the json file
body: <p>I finally found a Sankey Diagram in D3 that allows movement of the nodes across the x-axis, but I would like to assign a value from the json file to fix the position in particular places. </p>
  
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  <p>What I am trying to do is use the Sankey Diagram as a timeline. </p>