Business Intelligence with Looker: Design, Develop, and Diagnose: The Comprehensive Looker Guide for Admins, Developers, and Users
Shiva Krishna Neeli
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
DESCRIPTION
Looker is a data analytics tool that is rapidly gaining popularity in the business intelligence space. It has become an essential platform, empowering organizations to analyze data and make informed, data-driven decisions.
In this book, we cover the fundamentals required to jumpstart a Looker instance, starting with dashboard creation and LookML development. You will learn to facilitate every step of the process, from administration to development to visualization creation. This guide will help you understand the Looker platform, from basic user functions to advanced development and administration. It is designed to help you become a Looker expert, enabling you to build a powerful data culture within your organization. Once the foundation is set, we explore advanced LookML concepts, including reusable blocks, Liquid customization, and performance tuning, while also diving into the administrative side of Looker.
By the end of this book, you will possess a complete skill set for leveraging Looker. You will be fully equipped to build and manage sophisticated LookML data models, administer the platform securely, integrate it with other services, and confidently create impactful business intelligence solutions for real-world scenarios.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
● Develop LookML code, including core, advanced, and derived table concepts.
● Integrate Looker with mobile apps, Google tools, and external applications.
● Administer Looker, manage security, monitor usage, and tune performance effectively.
● Create, customize, and present diverse reports and dashboards effectively.
● Troubleshoot common issues and implement Looker development best practices.
● Automate Looker tasks and integrate programmatically using APIs/SDKs.
Duration - 7h 47m.
Author - Shiva Krishna Neeli.
Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G.
Published Date - Wednesday, 08 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2026 BPB ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Shiva Krishna Neeli
Digital Voice Madison G
BPB Publications
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. DESCRIPTION Looker is a data analytics tool that is rapidly gaining popularity in the business intelligence space. It has become an essential platform, empowering organizations to analyze data and make informed, data-driven decisions. In this book, we cover the fundamentals required to jumpstart a Looker instance, starting with dashboard creation and LookML development. You will learn to facilitate every step of the process, from administration to development to visualization creation. This guide will help you understand the Looker platform, from basic user functions to advanced development and administration. It is designed to help you become a Looker expert, enabling you to build a powerful data culture within your organization. Once the foundation is set, we explore advanced LookML concepts, including reusable blocks, Liquid customization, and performance tuning, while also diving into the administrative side of Looker. By the end of this book, you will possess a complete skill set for leveraging Looker. You will be fully equipped to build and manage sophisticated LookML data models, administer the platform securely, integrate it with other services, and confidently create impactful business intelligence solutions for real-world scenarios. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Develop LookML code, including core, advanced, and derived table concepts. ● Integrate Looker with mobile apps, Google tools, and external applications. ● Administer Looker, manage security, monitor usage, and tune performance effectively. ● Create, customize, and present diverse reports and dashboards effectively. ● Troubleshoot common issues and implement Looker development best practices. ● Automate Looker tasks and integrate programmatically using APIs/SDKs. Duration - 7h 47m. Author - Shiva Krishna Neeli. Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G. Published Date - Wednesday, 08 January 2025. Copyright - © 2026 BPB ©.
Language:
English
Title Page
Duration:00:00:18
Copyright Page
Duration:00:01:21
Dedication Page
Duration:00:00:14
About the Authors
Duration:00:01:53
About the Reviewers
Duration:00:02:17
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:01:25
Preface
Duration:00:14:21
Table of Contents
Duration:00:09:45
1. Getting Started with Looker
Duration:00:00:04
Introduction
Duration:00:01:07
Structure
Duration:00:00:20
Objectives
Duration:00:00:53
Ways to interact with Looker
Duration:00:03:03
Getting access to practice environment
Duration:00:01:35
Looker interface
Duration:00:06:30
Finding content
Duration:00:00:37
Viewing looks
Duration:00:02:17
Viewing the dashboards
Duration:00:01:55
Folders
Duration:00:00:52
Creating a new folder or subfolder
Duration:00:00:53
Boards
Duration:00:02:38
Creating a board
Duration:00:01:56
Alerts
Duration:00:01:30
Conclusion
Duration:00:01:10
2. Creating Reports and Dashboards
Duration:00:00:04
Introducing Explore interface
Duration:00:03:52
Creating visualizations
Duration:00:00:23
Single Value
Duration:00:02:05
Table
Duration:00:01:13
Pivot Table
Duration:00:01:33
Bar chart
Duration:00:00:56
Line chart
Duration:00:01:32
Pie or Donut chart
Duration:00:01:40
Maps
Duration:00:01:41
Custom fields
Duration:00:00:38
Custom Dimension
Duration:00:01:36
Custom Measure
Duration:00:01:56
Discussing Table Calculations
Duration:00:02:49
Looker SQL
Duration:00:00:28
SQL Runner
Duration:00:01:30
Exploring Merge Results
Duration:00:02:43
Looks
Duration:00:00:33
Exploring dashboards
Duration:00:02:26
Dashboard filters
Duration:00:00:35
Linking filters
Duration:00:00:35
Cross-filtering
Duration:00:00:31
Visualization best practices
Duration:00:00:54
3. LookML Development
Duration:00:00:04
LookML files
Duration:00:01:15
Looker integrated development environment
Duration:00:01:07
Development mode versus production mode
Duration:00:01:00
Creating a project
Duration:00:02:06
Git and version control
Duration:00:02:24
LookML code
Duration:00:06:01
Substitution operator
Duration:00:04:25
Other parameters
Duration:00:00:55
Value formatting
Duration:00:01:14
drill_fields
Duration:00:00:31
Link
Duration:00:00:33
Explore
Duration:00:04:49
Filters
Duration:00:05:53
Caching
Duration:00:05:45
Cache and datagroup options in explore
Duration:00:00:39
Derived tables
Duration:00:04:39
Persistent derived table
Duration:00:04:32
LookML dashboards
Duration:00:02:48
Moving dashboards outside of LookML dashboards folder
Duration:00:01:14
4. Advanced LookML
Duration:00:00:04
Extends
Duration:00:05:18
Additive parameters
Duration:00:03:08
Extending dashboards
Duration:00:01:09
Refinements
Duration:00:00:47
Refinement syntax +
Duration:00:03:31
Looker Marketplace
Duration:00:03:15
Parameters and Templated filters
Duration:00:00:33
Parameters
Duration:00:03:18
Templated filters
Duration:00:08:43
Liquid
Duration:00:05:49
Aggregate awareness
Duration:00:10:59
5. Beyond Looker
Duration:00:00:03
Looker mobile application
Duration:00:00:22
Enabling the Looker mobile application
Duration:00:00:32
Installing the Looker mobile application
Duration:00:00:25
Login to Looker mobile application
Duration:00:00:49
Navigation
Duration:00:01:45
Viewing the content
Duration:00:00:49
Connected Sheets
Duration:00:00:36
Enabling Google Sheets
Duration:00:00:25
Connecting to Looker from Sheets
Duration:00:00:44
Using sheets to query Looker Explores
Duration:00:01:29
Looker Studio
Duration:00:00:21
Enabling Looker Studio
Duration:00:00:29
Connecting to Looker from Looker Studio
Duration:00:00:52
Deliver data through Action Hub
Duration:00:02:57
Data actions
Duration:00:01:27
Building custom visualizations
Duration:00:00:50
Using visualization parameters
Duration:00:01:58
Using the visualization page on the admin
Duration:00:00:51
Third party tools
Duration:00:01:29
6. Looker Administration
Duration:00:00:04
Looker platform editions
Duration:00:00:15
Hosting types
Duration:00:00:58
Editions
Duration:00:00:52
Users
Duration:00:01:57
Administration
Duration:00:05:36
System activity
Duration:00:01:31
System activity dashboards
Duration:00:00:27
User activity
Duration:00:00:57
Content activity
Duration:00:00:33
Database performance
Duration:00:01:24
Instance performance
Duration:00:01:02
Performance recommendations
Duration:00:01:13
Errors and broken content
Duration:00:00:21
Database
Duration:00:00:17
Connections
Duration:00:03:27
Queries
Duration:00:00:54
Persistent derived tables
Duration:00:01:17
Datagroups
Duration:00:00:56
Alerts and schedules
Duration:00:00:17
Schedules page
Duration:00:00:31
Schedules history
Duration:00:00:30
Scheduled emails page
Duration:00:00:53
Platform pages
Duration:00:04:30
Authentication pages
Duration:00:00:15
Server
Duration:00:00:24
IP allowlist
Duration:00:00:24
Log
Duration:00:00:42
Usage
Duration:00:01:16
7. Looker Security
Duration:00:00:04
Users pages
Duration:00:00:35
Groups
Duration:00:00:54
Default groups
Duration:00:00:27
Managing access with groups
Duration:00:02:45
Roles
Duration:00:01:53
Data access permissions
Duration:00:00:12
External interactions permissions
Duration:00:00:13
Development permissions
Duration:00:00:11
Administration permissions
Duration:00:00:11
Looker instance activity log permissions
Duration:00:00:17
Content access
Duration:00:01:04
User attributes
Duration:00:05:40
Custom welcome email
Duration:00:00:26
Login lockouts
Duration:00:00:26
Feature access
Duration:00:00:25
Permission sets
Duration:00:04:01
Data access
Duration:00:00:28
Data access management using model sets
Duration:00:00:26
Data access management using LookML
Duration:00:00:29
Access
Duration:00:05:55
Filtering
Duration:00:06:42
Masking
Duration:00:01:17
Folder permission inheritance
Duration:00:01:08
Open and closed access systems
Duration:00:00:24
Open system
Duration:00:00:46
Open system with restrictions
Duration:00:01:11
Closed system
Duration:00:01:39
Authentication
Duration:00:00:14
Passwords
Duration:00:00:22
Two-factor
Duration:00:00:24
Duration:00:01:59
External authentication
Duration:00:05:08
Sessions
Duration:00:02:36
Security best practices
Duration:00:02:41
Access control examples
Duration:00:00:11
Securing sensitive data
Duration:00:02:17
Restricting data by zip code
Duration:00:02:24
Managing access for multiple departments
Duration:00:01:17
Managing external users
Duration:00:01:36
8. Troubleshooting, Performance Tuning, and Best Practices
Duration:00:00:05
Development issues
Duration:00:00:32
Common LookML errors
Duration:00:09:16
Project and model configuration errors
Duration:00:03:32
Git errors
Duration:00:04:08
User issues
Duration:00:00:21
Dashboards and Looks
Duration:00:06:57
Performance tuning
Duration:00:00:34
Diagnosing and fixing performance issues
Duration:00:11:14
Looker development best practices
Duration:00:11:13
9. Application Programming Interface, Software Development Kit and Embed
Duration:00:00:07
Application programming interface
Duration:00:00:29
Generating API key
Duration:00:00:33
API key permissions
Duration:00:00:29
API Explorer
Duration:00:04:27
API requests
Duration:00:00:21
Connecting to the API
Duration:00:02:00
Sending requests to the API
Duration:00:05:17
Troubleshooting the API requests
Duration:00:02:41
Software development kit
Duration:00:00:54
Software development kit compatibility
Duration:00:00:50
Configuring credentials
Duration:00:01:38
Initializing the software development kit
Duration:00:02:09
Looker API Explorer
Duration:00:01:32
Using the software development kit
Duration:00:03:49
Embeds overview
Duration:00:00:53
HTML iframes
Duration:00:00:43
Public embed
Duration:00:00:19
Enabling public embeds
Duration:00:00:33
Creating public embeds
Duration:00:00:45
Private embed
Duration:00:00:17
Creating private embeds
Duration:00:00:29