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Hello. I have an excel file with a number of power pivot tables in a data model. Am I able to import this into Power BI desktop? HOw?
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In Desktop, File | Import | Excel Workbook Contents
Hi @ammartino44,
Of course, you can. With Power BI Desktop, we can easily import Excel workbooks that contain Power Query queries, Power Pivot models and Power View worksheets into Power BI Desktop. For more information, please refer to this article: Import Excel workbooks into Power BI Desktop.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
Hi @ammartino44,
Of course, you can. With Power BI Desktop, we can easily import Excel workbooks that contain Power Query queries, Power Pivot models and Power View worksheets into Power BI Desktop. For more information, please refer to this article: Import Excel workbooks into Power BI Desktop.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
In Desktop, File | Import | Excel Workbook Contents
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