Glossary
Report
Connector / Data Source
Component
Field
View Mode / Edit Mode
Credentials
Creating new data sources
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. You can also write your own queries to derive new tables based on tables within your warehouse.The majority of your data source creation needs will be enabled via data coming from your BigQuery warehouse — using the Looker Studio BigQuery connection — so that’s what we’ll focus on in this tutorial.You can create new data sources directly from your report, or from your Looker Studio home page. The steps for configuring your new data source will be the same, regardless of where you initiate the creation process.Create new data source from your report (must be in Edit mode)
Create new data source from Looker Studio home page
1. Start by selecting the BigQuery connector
2. Select a specific table, or create your own custom query
Existing table from BQ
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Custom SQL Query
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3. Rename your new data source, add access for team members, and start getting your hands dirty!
Data source hygiene & best practices
section for more details!Data source hygiene & best practices
Orders OBT
, Orders
, [MyBrand] Orders OBT
etcSharing access with your team
section at the bottom of this articleCreating reports from scratch
+ Create
button, and then select Report
Details
Editing reports
Dates & date range controls
Add additional data sources
Add a Data Source
Visualize your data
Creating charts
Add a chart
, and select the chart-type you’d like to use
You can do this by selecting new fields directly from the Chart → Setup panel
Or by drag & dropping fields from the Data panel to the Chart → Setup panel
Chart configuration & styling
Filter your data
Control components - page-level components that allow report viewers to filter data themselves
Object-level filters - chart, page, or report-level logic that pre-filters all components within the given scope
Custom logic fields (”calculated fields”)
Structuring your report
Creating calculated fields within a report component
Creating calculated fields within a data source (must have data source Edit access)
Report access
Data Source access
Leveraging Google Groups for permission management
For example, here's one group structure that we've seen work for teams