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Business Intelligence with Looker Cookbook [electronic resource] : Create BI Solutions and Data Applications to Explore and Share Insights in Real Time / Khrystyna Grynko
- Author
- Grynko, Khrystyna
- Published
- Birmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited, 2024.
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
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- Contents
- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Getting Started with Looker -- Technical requirements -- Getting access to Looker -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Providing access to your team -- How to do it... -- See also -- Connecting to data in Looker -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Building a LookML project -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Connecting Looker to Git -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more..., Making and saving changes in views -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a LookML model and Explore -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Building visualizations (Looks) from Explores -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a dashboard from a Look -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Chapter 2: Configuring Views and Models in a LookML Project -- Technical requirements -- Creating dimensions in views -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more..., Creating measures in views -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Describing data in LookML views -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Working with filters in LookML views -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Joining tables in models -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- See also -- Adding advanced model parameters -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Working with LookML files -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- See also -- Working with geodata in LookML -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Reusing the LookML code, Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Chapter 3: Working with Data in Explores -- Technical requirements -- Exploring parameters in the model -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- See also -- Advanced filtering in Explores -- How to do it... -- See also -- Custom fields -- How to do it... -- See also -- Pivoting and table manipulations in Explores -- How to do it... -- See also -- Editing visualizations -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Merging data from multiple Explores -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Sharing Explores, and How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Chapter 4: Customizing and Serving Dashboards -- Technical requirements -- Adding visualizations to dashboards -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Adding text and markdown to dashboards -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- See also -- Working with buttons in dashboards -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Filtering and cross-filtering in dashboards -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- See also -- Working with settings in dashboards -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Serving dashboards
- Summary
- Use Looker for visualizing data, data analysis, and reporting, and learn how to connect to your data, build dashboards and reports, and share insights with your team Key Features Explore data visualization, analysis, and reporting with Looker to gain insights from your data Connect to data sources, build dashboards, and create reports to track and share key metrics Share insights with your team to make better business decisions Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Looker is a data analytics and business intelligence platform that allows organizations to explore, analyze, and visualize their data. It provides tools for data modeling, exploration, and visualization, enabling you to gain insights from your data to make informed business decisions. You'll start with the basics, from setting up your Looker environments to configuring views and models using LookML. As you progress, you'll delve into more advanced topics, such as navigating data in Explore, tailoring dashboards to your needs, and adding dynamic elements for interactivity. Along the way, you'll gain invaluable troubleshooting skills to tackle common issues and optimize your Looker usage, ensuring a smooth and seamless experience. Furthermore, the book extends your understanding beyond the basics, equipping you with the knowledge you need to develop Looker applications and seamlessly integrate them with other tools and applications. You'll also explore advanced techniques for harnessing Looker's full potential, empowering you to establish data-driven decision-making and innovation within your organization. By the end of this BI book, you'll have gained a solid understanding of how to use Looker to find important information, make tasks easier, and derive important insights. What you will learn Understand Looker's key components, including LookML, data models, and dashboards. Explore Looker's functionality, including custom fields, calculations, and visualizations. Work with Looker dashboards using dynamic elements like links and actions. Use different types of filters for dimensions to create dashboards Develop Looker applications using essential tools and frameworks Explore additional applications for the Looker organization Integrate Looker with other tools using APIs, connectors, and data pipelines Who this book is for If you're a business analyst, data analyst, or BI developer who wants to get well-versed with the features of Looker, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of business intelligence is required to get started.
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- ISBN
- 9781800563285
1800563280
1800560958
9781800560956 - Note
- Description based upon print version of record.
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