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ChavanaPrasanth
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Password Protected Excel file import to Power BI Desktop

Hi All, We have a requirement like we need to import the data from password protected excel file. Is it possible to do it ?

 

Thanks,

PrasanthKumar C

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Ritaf1983
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Hi @ChavanaPrasanth 
No. The Excel should be without protections.

You can vote for the linked idea about this functionality (I voted 🙂 )

https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=5ebcdf4d-45f0-45b5-8057-be8c45c1af82

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

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Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @ChavanaPrasanth 
No. The Excel should be without protections.

You can vote for the linked idea about this functionality (I voted 🙂 )

https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=5ebcdf4d-45f0-45b5-8057-be8c45c1af82

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

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