Sample data set (in the form of xls) for creating dashboards using Power BI Desktop

[Srikarnandan7]

Hi Team,

Im new to Power BI. Can you please let me know where I can download sample data set (in the form of xls) for creating dashboards using Power BI Desktop. I couldn't find it on the Power Bi site.

Thanks,

Sri

[v-ljerr-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Srikarnandan7,

What types of workbooks does Power BI support?

Power BI supports importing or connecting to workbooks created in Excel 2007 and later. Workbooks must be saved as .xlsx or .xlsm file type and be under 1 GB. Some features described in this article are only available in later versions of Excel.

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Instead of trying with .xls files, I would suggest you try .xlsx or .xlsm files. 

Following is a simple Excel workbook(.xlsx) of sample financial data available for download.  Here's how to download it:

• Financial sample Excel workbook: download the sample directly. This workbook has one table of data of sales and profit data by market segment and country/region.

In addition, here is an article about how to Import Excel workbooks into Power BI Desktop for your reference. 

Regards

[Srikarnandan7]

Thanks much v-ljerr-msft. It helped me a lot.