Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Excel — Question 79

You open C:\Data\Data.xlsx in Excel.
When you attempt to publish the file to Microsoft Power BI, you receive the following error message: "We couldn't publish to Power BI. Make sure your workbook is saved as an Excel file (.xlsx or .xlsm) and is not password protected."
You need to ensure that you can publish the file to Power BI.
What should you do first?

Answer options

• A. Decrypt the workbook
• B. Copy the file to a network share
• C. Add a digital signature to the workbook
• D. Disable iterative calculation for the workbook

Correct answer: A

Explanation

To successfully publish the workbook to Power BI, it must not be password protected. Therefore, the first step should be to decrypt the workbook. The other options do not address the password protection issue and would not resolve the error message received.