Looker (Google Cloud core) quickstart overview

This page links to a series of quickstart guides that were created to walk you through the different steps you need to get started using Looker (Google Cloud core), from connecting to your data warehouse to creating and sharing dashboards with rich visualizations. To get you up and running quickly, most of these quickstarts use the sample LookML project that is already configured on Looker (Google Cloud core) instances. The quickstarts walk you through common Looker procedures using the sample LookML project. Once you are familiar with the procedures, you can apply the steps to your own data connections and datasets.

The following quickstarts are shown in the order that is generally required to set up and use a Looker instance from scratch. But because the quickstarts use the sample LookML project that is already configured on a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance, you can do these quickstarts independently of each other, in whatever order you prefer:

  1. Create a connection for a public IP instance — Learn how to create a database connection for a Looker (Google Cloud core) public IP instance to use as the basis for any LookML project, or for a specific LookML project.
  2. Generate a model from sample data — Learn how to use Looker (Google Cloud core) to automatically generate a basic data model from a connection that is included in each instance.
  3. Model your data — Learn how to manually create LookML files and fields and how to test your updates in the Looker Explore UI.
  4. Build a dashboard with sample data — Learn how to create a dashboard with sample data from the Intermediate Ecommerce Explore in the sample LookML project on your Looker (Google Cloud core) instance.
  5. Build a Look with sample data — Learn how to query and visualize data in Looker and to save your query results as a Look that you can share and reuse.

Required permissions for quickstarts

Each quickstart requires specific Looker permissions to complete. These permissions are summarized in the following table:

Quickstart name Required Looker permissions
Create a connection for a public IP instance manage_project_connections
Generate a model from sample data develop
Model your data develop
Build a dashboard with sample data
Build a Look with sample data