Foundational

Use this connector to have Foundational scan and determine lineage and downstream impact for Looker.

Permissions: You'll need to be a Looker admin for this setup ​ ​Foundational will only access metadata and does not query data.

In order to provide Foundational access to Looker, please follow these steps below:

Go to Admin Panel, and then go to the Users tab

Select or create a new user. Admin access is the simplest way to set it up. The minimal set of permissions is as follows:

access_data explore manage_models see_datagroups see_lookml see_lookml_dashboards see_looks see_pdts see_queries see_schedules see_sql see_system_activity see_user_dashboards see_users

Click on the user to enter the Edit User menu, go to API Keys and click Edit Keys

Click on New API Key and write down the <code>Client ID</code> and <code>Client Secret</code>

1. Go to Admin Panel, and then go to the Users tab
2. Select or create a new user. Admin access is the simplest way to set it up. The minimal set of permissions is as follows: 
 access_data explore manage_models see_datagroups see_lookml see_lookml_dashboards see_looks see_pdts see_queries see_schedules see_sql see_system_activity see_user_dashboards see_users
3. Click on the user to enter the Edit User menu, go to API Keys and click Edit Keys
4. Click on New API Key and write down the <code>Client ID</code> and <code>Client Secret</code>

Open the Connectors page in <a href="https://app.foundational.io/connectors" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foundational</a> and select the Looker connector

1. Server Name: This is the URL of your Looker server, typically https://[company_name].cloud.looker.com
2. API Key ID: Enter the <code>Client Id</code> you received in the previous steps
3. API Key Secret: Enter the <code>Client Secret</code> you received in the previous steps
4. LookML repository: Select the repository that has your LookML files (You can select multiple repositories). ​Note: For this list to populate, GitHub needs to be set up first.

1. Open the Connectors page in <a href="https://app.foundational.io/connectors" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foundational</a> and select the Looker connector
2. Fill in the following information:
 1. Server Name: This is the URL of your Looker server, typically https://[company_name].cloud.looker.com
 2. API Key ID: Enter the <code>Client Id</code> you received in the previous steps
 3. API Key Secret: Enter the <code>Client Secret</code> you received in the previous steps
 4. LookML repository: Select the repository that has your LookML files (You can select multiple repositories). ​Note: For this list to populate, GitHub needs to be set up first.

How to Set up Looker

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How to Set up Looker

Configuring Looker Connector

1. Create a new API Key

2. Setup in Foundational