Looker For Beginners

Learn everything you need to get started with Looker in less than an hour!

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.2

- Creating a Look: Writing queries and creating visualizations
- Calculations + Formulas with Table Calculations
- Creating and Managing Dashboards

What you'll learn

Creating a Look: Writing queries and creating visualizations
Calculations + Formulas with Table Calculations
Creating and Managing Dashboards
Organizing Content with Folders
Favorites
and Boards

* Requirements

* No prior Looker experience needed!

Description

Welcome to Looker for Beginners! This will be the only course you need to learn how to get started using Looker. With just under 1 hour of video content, this course will quickly teach you the skills you need to know.

If you've never used Looker before, don't worry! I'll take you step-by-step, from setting up an account to creating your own Dashboards We will be covering topics such as:

  • Dimensions

  • Measures

  • Pivots

  • Visualizations

  • Filters

  • Table Calculations

  • Date Functions

  • Math Functions

  • String Functions

  • Logical Functions

  • Positional Functions

  • Dashboards

  • Cross Filtering

  • Dashboard Delivery and Schedules

  • Folders and Favorites

  • Boards

By the end of this course, you will be able to start answering business questions and creating dashboards with Looker. And, with Udemy's 30-day money back guarantee, there is no risk!

What are you waiting for? Join the course today to get started on your Business Intelligence journey.

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About the Instructor:

As a Technical Product Manager, I get to use a wide variety of software tools on a daily basis. Getting up to speed can often be difficult - which is why I create courses to help others learn what they need to know as quickly as possible.

My courses skip the fluff and deliver great value in every minute. I focus on hands-on, practical learning to ensure that you can actually use the skills you learn immediately after completing the course.

Who this course is for:

  • Looker end users and analysts
  • Not for Looker Developers or LookML

Course content

6 sections • 26 lectures

Welcome to the Course! Preview 01:37

Sandbox Environment Preview 01:16

Creating Your First Look Preview 01:58

Table Calculations Concepts Preview 01:46

Date Functions Preview 02:40

String Functions Preview 01:34

Logical Functions Preview 02:46

Math and Positional Functions Preview 02:52

Creating Dashboards Preview 01:47

Dashboard Filters Preview 02:04

Cross Filtering Preview 02:26

Automatic Refresh Preview 01:12

Downloading and Delivery Preview 01:50