You can administer many settings of a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance's tasks within the Admin section of the instance.
Required permission
In order to manage users within a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance, you must have the Admin role within Looker.
Administrative settings available within the Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
You can refer to the list of Administrative tutorials for how to perform various administrative tasks for users of your instance. Additionally, the following documentation pages describe Looker's administration functions for the latest version of Looker. Exceptions for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances are noted on this page.
General pages — View a list of pages about setting system-wide options, creating a custom help page for your users, setting a default homepage for your instance or for a user or group, and so on.
The following General Admin panel features have moved or changed for Looker (Google Cloud core):
- The Labs and Legacy features Admin panel pages are not available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances. Labs and legacy features default to off in Looker (Google Cloud core).
- The functionality of the Support Access Admin panel page has moved into the Google Cloud console. See the Getting support for Looker (Google Cloud core) documentation page for information about troubleshooting issues and accessing support.
- The Technical Contacts setting is now managed within the Google Cloud console.
- The Email Domain Allowlist setting has moved into the Google Cloud console. See the Edit the Looker (Google Cloud core) instance configuration documentation for instructions on setting the email domain allowlist.
- The Host URL setting has moved into the Google Cloud console. See the Set up a custom domain for a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance documentation page for information on setting up a custom domain.
- The License Key and Mobile Application Access settings are not available in Looker (Google Cloud core) instances.
- The Export page is not available in Looker (Google Cloud core). To export a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance, follow the steps on the Import or export data from a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance documentation page.
System Activity pages — View information about the System Activity dashboards, which show user activity, content activity, and performance data for your Looker instance.
The following System Activity Admin panel features have moved or changed for Looker (Google Cloud core):
- Performance recommendations are not available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances.
- Elite System Activity is available for Enterprise and Embed editions of Looker (Google Cloud core), but not for the Standard edition.
Users pages — View a list of pages about configuring users, groups, roles, and user attributes; managing user and group access to saved content; and viewing and resetting locked user accounts.
The following Users Admin panel features have moved or changed for Looker (Google Cloud core):
- The Users page functions slightly differently in Looker (Google Cloud core). See the Manage users within Looker (Google Cloud core) documentation page for details on using the Users page with Looker (Google Cloud core).
- The Custom Welcome Email Admin panel page is not available in Looker (Google Cloud core) instances.
Database pages — View a list of pages about configured database connections, database query history, persistent derived tables, and datagroups.
The following Database Admin panel features have moved or changed for Looker (Google Cloud core):
- The SSH Server tab is not available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances.
Alerts & Schedules pages — View a list of pages about managing user alerts and schedules, viewing alert and schedule histories, specifying an emailed data policy, and monitoring data that is sent to external email addresses.
Platform pages — View a list of pages about setting system-wide options for integrated services, Looker's API, embedded content, email deliveries, and custom visualization types.
The following Platform Admin panel features have moved or changed for Looker (Google Cloud core):
The Looker Action Hub on the Actions page is available only for public IP network connections.
The Marketplace page and icon are not available for Looker (Google Cloud core). However, Marketplace resources can be installed manually on Looker (Google Cloud core) instances. See the Feature availability in Looker (Google Cloud core) documentation page for more information.
The Themes page is available for the Enterprise and Embed editions of Looker (Google Cloud core), but not for the Standard edition.
The Embed and Private Label pages are available for the Embed edition of Looker (Google Cloud core), but not for the Standard or Enterprise editions.
Authentication pages — View a list of pages about configuring various authentication methods, including passwords and two-factor authentication, along with configuring options to allow users to stay logged in to Looker.
The following Authentication Admin panel features have moved or changed for Looker (Google Cloud core):
- Setting up the Google OAuth client and credentials now happens within the Google Cloud console. For Looker (Google Cloud core), the Google authentication page is used only to set the default Looker role and merge options.
- The Passwords, Two-Factor, and LDAP pages are not available for Looker (Google Cloud core).
The Server pages are not available for Looker (Google Cloud core).
What's next
- Administer your Looker (Google Cloud core) instance from the Google Cloud console
- Authentication methods for Looker (Google Cloud core)
- Manage users within Looker (Google Cloud core)