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sevenhills
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Power BI Report Server - Excel file size hosting ... How to Increase the Maximum file size?

Hi

 

I downloaded and installed Power BI Report Server

 

1) How to increase the maximum file size?

         I am planning to host Excel file. Currently I am looking for changing the file size.

         I have around 200MB+ Excel files...

 

For SharePoint 2013, we can do like ... https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/sammykailini/2013/11/06/how-to-increase-the-maximum-upload-size-...

 

2) In general, where can I find the documentation on configuration and its customization .... 

 

Thanks

 

SV

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v-yulgu-msft
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Hi @sevenhills,

 

In SQL Server Management Studio, connect to your Power BI Report Server instance, right click this instance, open its server properties, there is a MaxFileSizeMb property under Advanced tab that allows you to limit the file size uploaded to report server.

 

But it seems that the maximum file size is 100MB.

 

Reference: Setting a maximum file size in SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services

 

Best regards,
Yuliana Gu

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Thanks for the reply.

 

I hope they will change to 2GB. We are trying to host (pure) Excel files of size 200MB+ on the Power BI Report server.

Hi @sevenhills,

 

You could submit this request at idea page: https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas. Your feedback is valuable for us to improve the level of our products.

 

Regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
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