Connection reference for Looker
You need specific information to establish a seamless and secure connection. The following fields are required, except where noted.
- Connection name
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Enter a new Looker connection name.
- Connection description
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Provide a short description of the connection. (Optional)
- Host
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Enter the host name associated with the Looker database, in the format of:
<looker_instance>/jdbc/ - Password
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Enter the password associated with the Looker database.
- User
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Enter the user name associated with the Looker database.
- Service account
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Enter the service account JSON key associated with the Looker database. To generate the key, refer to Google Looker prerequisites.
- OAuth Client ID
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Enter the OAuth client ID associated with the Looker.
- Scope
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Enter the scope associated with the Looker database.
- Auth Url
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Enter the auth url associated with the Looker database, in the format of:
<looker_instance>/auth. - Access token Url
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Enter the access token url associated with the Looker database, in the format of
<looker_instance>/api/token. - Database
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Leave this field blank. Database name associated with the Looker database.
