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Anonymous
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I missed an excel sheet on a data source addition. how can i go back and add it?

Hi

 

Ive just realised I needed another sheet on my source excel file in Power BI desktop.

 

Sheet 1 was imported last wee  but now I need sheet 2.

 

Do I just import sheet 2 as if it was  a xls datasource?

 

Comments welcome

 

Jimmy

 

 

 

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Sahir_Maharaj
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Hello @Anonymous,

 

To add another sheet after you've already imported data, you don't have to start your import process from scratch. Can you please try the following steps:

 

  1. Go to the Home tab > Get Data

  2. Select your file > Select the new sheet to import (The Navigator window will open, displaying all the sheets)

  3. Load or Transform Data: You have two options here:

    • If you need to perform any transformations or clean up the data, click on "Transform Data".
    • If no transformations are needed, you can click "Load" to directly add the new sheet's data into your Power BI model.

Hope this helps!


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Anonymous
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Hi, @Anonymous 

Did you solve the problem, please? You can follow @Sahir_Maharaj steps to re-add the data. In Power BI Desktop you can put your new data table in the previously imported xls and just use the same steps as importing a normal xls file again.

vyaningymsft_0-1711013347742.png

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Anonymous
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Hi, @Anonymous 

Did you solve the problem, please? You can follow @Sahir_Maharaj steps to re-add the data. In Power BI Desktop you can put your new data table in the previously imported xls and just use the same steps as importing a normal xls file again.

vyaningymsft_0-1711013347742.png

Best Regards,
Yang
Community Support Team

 

If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

How to get your questions answered quickly --  How to provide sample data in the Power BI Forum

Sahir_Maharaj
Super User
Super User

Hello @Anonymous,

 

To add another sheet after you've already imported data, you don't have to start your import process from scratch. Can you please try the following steps:

 

  1. Go to the Home tab > Get Data

  2. Select your file > Select the new sheet to import (The Navigator window will open, displaying all the sheets)

  3. Load or Transform Data: You have two options here:

    • If you need to perform any transformations or clean up the data, click on "Transform Data".
    • If no transformations are needed, you can click "Load" to directly add the new sheet's data into your Power BI model.

Hope this helps!


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution, this will help others!

If my response(s) assisted you in any way, don't forget to drop me a "Kudos" 🙂

Kind Regards,
Sahir Maharaj
Data Scientist | Data Engineer | Data Analyst | AI Engineer
P.S. Want me to build your Power BI solution? (Yes, its FREE!)
➤ Lets connect on LinkedIn: Join my network of 15K+ professionals
➤ Join my free newsletter: Data Driven: From 0 to 100
➤ Website: https://sahirmaharaj.com
➤ About: https://sahirmaharaj.com/about.html
➤ Email: sahir@sahirmaharaj.com
➤ Want me to build your Power BI solution? Lets chat about how I can assist!
➤ Join my Medium community of 30K readers! Sharing my knowledge about data science and artificial intelligence
➤ Explore my latest project (350K+ views): Wordlit.net
➤ 100+ FREE Power BI Themes: Download Now
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