Connecting to OneDrive/Sharepoint for Business
- Upload files to the OneDrive for Business for your app workspace
Please see the following Steps
- Go to App.powerbi.com
- Create App Workspace
- In the Power BI service, select the arrow next to Workspaces > select the ellipsis (…) next to your workspace name.

- Select Files to open the OneDrive for Business for your app workspace on Office 365.
- Here, you can upload your files to the OneDrive for Business for your app workspace. Select Upload, and navigate to your files.

- There are Two Method to use the Excel Work book
- Import Excel data into Power BI – use the data to build reports and dashboards you can view in a web browser and on mobile devices.
- Connect, manage and view Excel in Power BI - display it exactly as it appears in Excel Online
- Import or Connect to the files in your app workspace
- In Power BI, switch to the app workspace, so the app workspace name is in the top-left corner.
- Select Get Data at the bottom of the left navigation pane.
- In the Files box, select Get
- Select OneDrive - Your App Workspace Name
3 - Select the file you want > Connect
This is the point where you decide whether to import the data from the Excel workbook, or connect to the whole Excel workbooks. Please see B point before C.
- Select Import or Connect
4 - If you select Import, then the workbook appears on the Datasets tab.
If you select Connect, then the workbook is on the Workbooks tab.
Note: Same method will apply for SharePint – TeamSites.
Thanks and Regards,
Farooq K Aziz
Snr. Power BI Consultant