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Easy question: Do you recommend using an Excel file or SharePoint List for as a data source
Hello, If you were creating a Power BI report and needed to use a mostly static (updated a few times a semester) set of data, would you use to use Excel or a List and why? Trish
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Community ChampionMalloyTrish I really think this comes down to personal preference. The nice thing about an Excel file is that it can be moved quite easily and stored in network file storage, Azure blob storage, SharePoint. It's definitely more flexible that way.