Developing Data Models with LookML

Overview

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This course empowers you to develop scalable, performant LookML (Looker Modeling Language) models that provide your business users with the standardized, ready-to-use data that they need to answer their questions. Upon completing this course, you will be able to start building and maintaining LookML models to curate and manage data in your organization’s Looker instance.

Syllabus

Introducing Looker and LookML

This module provides an overview of Looker and the Looker integrated development environment (IDE) for LookML developers.

Data Modeling using LookML

This module reviews how to model new dimensions and measures using LookML. The module also explores the use of dashboards to combine key queries and visualizations into a one page executive view

Modeling Explores for your Users

This module provides a deeper dive into the model files of LookML projects for developers to start designing and building custom Explores for business users.

Working with Derived Tables

This module explains how to use derived tables in Looker to create new custom tables that do not yet exist in the underlying database. This module also provides an overview of how caching works in Looker and how developers can use datagroups to manage caching policies.