metadata-ingestion/docs/sources/excel/README.md
Excel is a storage and lakehouse platform. Learn more in the official Excel documentation.
The DataHub integration for Excel covers file/lakehouse metadata entities such as datasets, paths, and containers. It also captures data profiling and stateful deletion detection.
| Excel Entity | DataHub Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Excel Worksheet | Dataset | Each worksheet becomes a dataset with URN pattern: urn:li:dataset:(urn:li:dataPlatform:excel,{path}/[{filename}]{sheet_name},PROD) |
| File/Directory Structure | Container | Directory hierarchy creates containers with obfuscated URNs for organizing datasets |
:::info Excel workbook
The Excel workbook file itself does not become a separate DataHub entity - only the individual worksheets within it are ingested as datasets. :::