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LookML

The LookML types you can search for, with an example of each

Read from a LookML context source. Write LookML types with the lookml. prefix.

See Search for the query syntax. Properties listed as Exact match the whole value only.

lookml.model

A LookML model.

anfra search 'type:lookml.model connection:warehouse'

Finds the models that use the warehouse connection.

Properties: name, label, connection, path

lookml.explore

An explore: a base view and the views joined to it.

anfra search 'type:lookml.explore model_name:ecommerce hidden:false'

Finds the visible explores of the ecommerce model.

Properties: model_name, name, label, description, view_name, group_label, sql_always_where. Exact: hidden

lookml.join

A view joined into an explore.

anfra search 'type:lookml.join relationship:many_to_many'

Finds the many-to-many joins, which can fan out measures.

Properties: model_name, explore_name, name, view_name, sql_on, foreign_key, view_label. Exact: relationship, join_type

lookml.view

A table or derived table.

anfra search 'type:lookml.view derived_table_sql:customer_id'

Finds the derived tables whose SQL mentions customer_id.

Properties: model_name, name, label, sql_table_name, table_name, derived_table_sql, explore_source, connection, extends, path

lookml.dimension

A dimension or dimension_group of a view. field_kind says which.

anfra search 'type:lookml.dimension view_name:orders field_kind:dimension_group'

Finds the dimension groups, such as time dimensions, of the orders view.

Properties: model_name, view_name, name, label, description, field_type, view_label, group_label, sql. Exact: field_kind, hidden, value_format_name, primary_key, timeframes, intervals

lookml.measure

A measure of a view.

anfra search 'type:lookml.measure field_type:count_distinct'

Finds the measures that count distinct values.

Properties: model_name, view_name, name, label, description, field_type, view_label, group_label, sql. Exact: field_kind, hidden, value_format_name

lookml.parameter

A parameter or filter-only filter field of a view. field_kind says which.

anfra search 'type:lookml.parameter field_kind:filter'

Finds the filter-only fields.

Properties: model_name, view_name, name, label, description, field_type, view_label, group_label, sql, allowed_values. Exact: field_kind, hidden, value_format_name

lookml.dashboard

A LookML dashboard.

anfra search 'type:lookml.dashboard depends_on:(type:lookml.explore name:orders)'

Finds the dashboards with a tile that queries the orders explore.

Properties: name, title, description, path. Exact: layout

lookml.dashboard_element

A tile of a LookML dashboard.

anfra search 'type:lookml.dashboard_element element_type:single_value'

Finds the single value tiles.

Properties: dashboard_name, name, title, model_name, explore_name, fields. Exact: element_type

lookml.tag

A tag.

anfra search 'type:lookml.dimension depends_on[depth=1]:(type:lookml.tag name:pii)'

Finds the dimensions tagged pii.

Properties: name

lookml.project

The project of manifest.lkml.

anfra search 'type:lookml.project'

Shows the ingested LookML project.

Properties: name

lookml.file

A LookML source file. Its contents are not searchable.

anfra search 'type:lookml.file file_type:view'

Finds the view files, the ones named *.view.lkml. file_type is the part of the file name before .lkml, or manifest for manifest.lkml.

Properties: path. Exact: file_type

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