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# Creating a new Story by Uploading an Excel File

This page describes steps on how upload a CSV file to create a New Story. The user can try this functionality themselves by using the sample file.

{% hint style="success" %}
*Check out the given walk-through on how to create a new Story and save a View in it using the Upload File option.*
{% endhint %}

* Access and click the ***Story*** module.

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

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* 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.

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* 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.

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* 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.

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<details>

<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 Excel file for you to try it out yourself.

</details>

{% file src="/files/mYutsftspA463xYOjNKV" %}

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>: Kindly change name of the **Sample File** while using it for your trial each time*.
{% endhint %}