
Explore Looker’s core concepts, using explores as report builders to ask questions of your data. Save insights as looks and assemble them into dashboards to tell a data driven story.
Learn to use Looker explores to pick dimensions and measures, run revenue-focused queries on order items, and pivot data to compare categories and genders.
Explore Looker visualization fundamentals by comparing tables and single records to analyze profits by category. Create a calculated measure from revenue and cost, and apply conditional formatting to reveal insights.
Build robust data models with LookML, defining business metrics and relationships. Explore the Looker IDE, set up projects, enforce governance, embed analytics, and optimize performance.
Create your first LookML view from scratch with a derived table, define a sample customer data table in SQL, and enable explore in Looker.
Define an explore to expose the customer view, ensuring the explore name matches the view. Use labels for a name to help analysts drag fields, apply filters, and build visualizations.
Define dimensions and a measure in a lookml view by configuring customer id as a numeric primary key and adding a first name string dimension and total customer count measure.
Note for the Looker and LookML masterclass. A complete masterclass for learners of Looker and LookML.
Welcome to "Looker and LookML - The Complete Masterclass" - your definitive guide to mastering one of the most powerful business intelligence platforms in today's data landscape. This comprehensive course is meticulously designed to take you from absolute beginner to Looker expert, covering every aspect of the platform through structured, hands-on learning. Whether you're looking to enhance your data analysis capabilities, build robust data models, or advance your career in business intelligence, this masterclass provides the complete skill set needed to excel with Looker in any professional environment.
In the Analyst section, you'll master the art of data exploration and visualization using Looker's intuitive interface. You'll learn to navigate explores, create meaningful visualizations including tables, charts, graphs, and maps, and build interactive dashboards that communicate insights effectively. We'll cover essential analytical techniques, filtering strategies, and dashboard design principles that transform raw data into actionable business intelligence. This section empowers you to answer critical business questions, create compelling data stories, and share insights across your organization with professional-grade reports and interactive data experiences.
The Developer section takes you deep into Looker's technical foundation, where you'll master LookML - the powerful modeling language that sets Looker apart. You'll learn to build and manage complete Looker projects, create sophisticated data models with views, explores, and joins, and implement complex business logic through dimensions and measures. This comprehensive developer training equips you with the skills to architect scalable data solutions, maintain enterprise-grade Looker instances, and create the robust data foundations that drive organizational decision-making.