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sam8 · 11-11-2024

Hey Good Lookers! Starting in 24.20, you can use the Chart Config Editor to create a dependency wheel visualization. These are similar to Sankey visualizations, but the flow is instead displayed around a circle. Check out the new article Creating a d...

sam8 · 11-11-2024

Hey Good Lookers! Starting in 24.20, the Chart Config Editor now supports creating item charts! An item chart displays categorical and hierarchical data as a set of dots. Each dot represents a data value or group of data values. Check out the new art...

sam8 · 11-11-2024

Looker 24.20 is launching this month!  Release dates: Expected Looker (original) deployment start: Monday, November 11, 2024 Expected Looker (original) final deployment and download available: Thursday, November 21, 2024 Expected Looker (Google Clou...

sam8 · 09-12-2024

Looker 24.16 is launching this month!  Release dates: Expected Looker (original) deployment start: Monday, September 16, 2024 Expected Looker (original) final deployment and download available: Thursday, September 26, 2024 Expected Looker (Google Cl...

sam8 · 08-19-2024

Starting in 24.14, the Chart Config Editor now supports Venn diagrams! Each circle is represented by a yesno dimension, and then you add in a final string or number dimension to determine the circle size. This is a really fun one! Read more in our ne...

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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

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I'm not sure if this is possible in Looker Studio, but I think you could write a field in Looker to capture this logic. Assumptions: The date field that you are filtering on is named "user_filter" You have a date dimension group named "subscription_s...

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Interesting idea! I don't think this is possible, as I'm pretty sure that Slack treats the alert messages as plaintext. But you could try using the Slack @-mentioning syntax with a valid username and see if it generates a ping to that user!

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According to the Community Visualizations article: Turn off community visualizations in your data source Community visualizations are turned on by default in data sources that use Owner's credentials. To turn off community visualizations: Edit your d...

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If you are using Looker, you can create a reference line and select its "Value" - in this case, you'd select "Max". If you are using Looker Studio, you can create a reference line and set the "Type" to "Calculation", then select "Max".

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Creating a dependency wheel chart with the Chart Config Editor

Creating an item chart with the Chart Config Editor

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Creating a Venn diagram with the Chart Config Editor

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