# Issue with using Excel Files as Test Data

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/issue-with-using-excel-files-as-test-data/34691>\
**Category:** Web Testing\
**Tags:** katalon-studio\
**Created:** [October 15, 2019, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/issue-with-using-excel-files-as-test-data/34691 "2019-10-15T10:25:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Timo\_Kuisma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@Timo\_Kuisma](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Timo_Kuisma)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/issue-with-using-excel-files-as-test-data/34691/2 "2019-10-15T14:40:06Z")

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hello,

check this chain

> [@Test Data from xlsx file is not supported](http://forum.katalon.com/t/test-data-from-xlsx-file-is-not-supported/9468):
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> I am currently using Katalon Studio version 5.3.0 build 1. I am importing Test Data from xlsx and xls files using builtin Test Data import, getting below exception. \*\*Test Cases/TestLogin FAILED because (of) java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot find test data with id ‘Data Files/DLS\_SuiteData/DLS\_DATA’ because (of) ‘java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: File is unsupported: C:\Users\ic021306\Desktop\Katalon\TestSuiteData.xlsx’ \*\* Please have a look into same.

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