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# Creating a new Story by Uploading a CSV File

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*Check out the given walk-through on how to create a new Story and save a View in it using the Upload File option.*
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* Access and click the ***Story*** module.

<figure><img src="/files/B3PZRNBnNbSNEHiEvmGv" alt=""><figcaption><p>Accessing the Story module from the Platform Homepage</p></figcaption></figure>

* The ***Create New Story*** page opens.
* Provide name for the Story.
* Provide description for the story.
* Click the ***Upload CSV or Excel*** option.

<figure><img src="/files/8ksSGNQDXZpKZVYagao3" alt=""><figcaption><p>Creating a New Story by uploading a CSV File </p></figcaption></figure>

* Provide the Data Store Name.
* Use the Choose File option to upload a file.    &#x20;

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* A notification flashes suggesting the user to wait till the file gets uploaded.&#x20;
* The file upload completion is suggested through the mention of 100%.&#x20;
* The Choose a File option turns blue suggesting the successful upload of the selected file.

<figure><img src="/files/T4OkBK8xkcBrhQWRw7JM" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* As soon the file gets uploaded, the File Uploaded option gets a blue tick mark.
* The **Data Store Details** tab opens by default (as displayed in the below-given image).

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* Open the ***Variable Types*** tab to get the variable types with count.

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* Navigate to the ***Examples*** tab to display the sample data from the uploaded file.
* Click the ***Create Story*** option given below.

<figure><img src="/files/RSsKWW0wMDukr82KQEgu" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* After clicking the Create Story option the Data Store gets created and the ***Data Store Created*** option gets a blue tick mark.

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* The Story gets created based on the selected Data Store and the user gets redirected to the Design page of the newly created Story.

<figure><img src="/files/2soMpBTvRRqChvzpSxiS" alt=""><figcaption><p>Story based on the uploaded file (CSV)</p></figcaption></figure>

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<summary>Try it out yourself</summary>

As explained above Creating a New Story with BDB Story module is so easy and gets completed in less than 3 minutes. If you don't believe this, here is a sample CSV file for you to try it out yourself.

</details>

{% file src="/files/RBItamTeK0n2YZXYpKbZ" %}
Sample CSV File for the Story Demo (click on the given file to download)
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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>: Kindly change name of the **Sample File** while using it for your trial each time*.
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