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How to set up Looker Studio

Setup takes about 5 minutes.

Introduction

Connecting Looker Studio to Foundational allows Foundational to scan Looker Studio and determine lineage and downstream impact for your Looker dashboards.

During setup, you authenticate a Google account that is already connected to Looker Studio and grant Foundational permission to read Looker Studio assets.


Prerequisites

Ensure you have:

  • A Google account with access to all relevant Looker Studio dashboards and data sources.
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  • Your data warehouse is configured before setting up Looker Studio (for example, BigQuery or Snowflake).


Access permissions

The permissions you grant to Foundational during Google authentication enable it to:

  • Read Looker Studio metadata
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  • List dashboards and reports
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  • Identify connected data sources
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  • Determine lineage and downstream impact

Access is limited to what Google grants during authentication.


Connect Foundational to Looker Studio

  1. In Foundational, open the Connectors & Integrations page.
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  2. In BI & Analytics, select the Looker Studio card and click Connect.
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  3. Click Add Account.
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  4. The initial setup screen opens. Click Start Setup.
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  5. The Set Up New Connection screen opens.​
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  6. Click Connect Google Account and select the account that has access to the required Looker Studio dashboards and data sources.
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  7. Click Continue.
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  8. The final setup screen opens. To complete the connection, click Save.
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That’s it. Foundational is now connected to Looker Studio.

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