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Dr__Strangelove · 10-04-2024

Silja Märdla recently published this article on LinkedIn - Exposing dbt Models in Looker. She describes the dbt <-> LookML integration that she built at Bolt. We in Looker Developer Relations are interested in finding out from the community what kind...

Dr__Strangelove · 10-02-2024

In the 40+ years that relational databases have been around, Structured Query Language (SQL) has remained the standard way to query and manipulate data. SQL has withstood the test of time. No proposal to replace SQL has made it out of a niche usage. ...

Dr__Strangelove · 10-02-2024

With Looker, you use LookML to model your database both in a structured and reusable way, and in a way that governs the integrity of your data. When your users run a query in a Looker Explore, Looker generates the necessary SQL query to retrieve data...

Dr__Strangelove · 07-23-2024

Mike DeAngelo, Developer Relations Engineer Looker’s “Scheduled Plan” facility can be used to automatically run a Look or Dashboard at a set time each day and get the results in an email. The UI defaults to running the scheduled plan at 6am each day....

Dr__Strangelove · 06-02-2023

I recently posted in "Developing Applications" a rundown of recent Gazer upgrades. Some administrators may be interested as well. Please see that post https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Developing-Applications/Gazer-Upgrades/m-p/599591/highlight...

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This is a great idea. Can you add a feature request at https://github.com/looker-open-source/gzr/issues/ ? That is where we track this information.

Dr__Strangelove · 10-28-2024

A new query should see the data as soon as it is committed in BQ. If you are rerunning a recent query, then the old results may be in the cache. Using the "clear cache and refresh" option will allow you to see the latest data. The default cache reten...

Dr__Strangelove · 08-17-2023

Yes. Under the hood it actually uses Gazer to do that. We are working on rationalizing looker deployer and gazer so that they fit together more cleanly.

Dr__Strangelove · 08-11-2023

Hiding the column instead of deleting it means that it still has some use in the model. We interpret hidden as "Don't let a user pick it from the field picker." But existing references still work and it can be added to dashboards and looks in a varie...

Dr__Strangelove · 07-11-2023

@ogarza wrote: eventually I was able to update it by going step by step in a specific order of operations and not everything in one go. Did you look at the docs here https://developers.looker.com/api/explorer/4.0/methods/Project/create_project and he...

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LookML and dbt

Announcing a New Primer: LookML for SQL Experts

Using Looker’s SQL Generator

Managing Schedules and Alerts in Looker

Gazer Upgrades

Re: Gazer plan feature request - get all schedules

Re: Whats the latency from BQ to looker data transfer

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Re: Column still visible if property changed to hidden

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