Creating Datasets Using Google Drive or OneDrive
You can add datasets by adding files ((XLSX or XLS, or TXT) from Google drive or One Drive.
Confirm that the file that you want to upload meets these requirements:
- The file is either an Excel spreadsheet in .XLSX or .XLS format, a CSV file, or a TXT file.
- The spreadsheet contains no pivoted data.
- The spreadsheet is structured properly for import and use as a dataset. See Formatting Spreadsheets and Other Files.
Creating Datasets from Google Drive
Map a network drive to Google drive and then create a dataset using the files from Google drive.
- Download and install Google Drive Desktop.
- Log in to the account that contains the files that you need
- Google Drive will be automatically mapped to G:
- When browsing for local files, you can treat the mapped drive just like any drive on your local machine.
Creating Datasets from OneDrive
Map a network drive to OneDrive and then create a dataset using the files from OneDrive.
- Download and install OneDrive.
- Log in to your OneDrive Account (Microsoft Account).
- A OneDrive folder will be automatically created. You can treat this folder as regular local folder to create data sets.
Related Topics
About Data Sources and Subject Areas
About Data Sources and Measure Columns
Formatting Spreadsheets and Other Files
Creating Datasets from Microsoft SharePoint
Last Published Friday, December 8, 2023