Monday, June 9, 2025

Power BI Service – How to Create Folders in Workspace

Organizing reports and datasets into folders within Power BI Service significantly enhances content management and navigation, especially as the number of artifacts increases.

Steps to Create Folder Structure in Power BI Service:

  1. Open Power BI Service by navigating to https://app.powerbi.com 

  2. In the left navigation pane, click “My Workspace” or select the specific workspace you are working in.

  3. Create the main folder: "Market".

  4. Under "Market," create a subfolder: "Procurement".

  5. Create another subfolder: "Sales".

  6. Once completed, your workspace will have a structured layout as shown below:




In short, folder hierarchy in Power BI Service helps organize content logically, enhances team collaboration, and keeps workspaces clean and scalable as your number of reports and datasets grows.