LookML Add View From Table

This is a Looker extension that allows you to quickly add a view to a model from a table. This is particularly useful when

your schema has a large number of tables
you want to search across projects, databases or schemas

To use this extension:

Requires the end user to be in development mode
The user must be a developer on the project they are adding to

Install by adding this to your manifest.lkml in a Looker project:

application: add_view_to_lookml {
  label: "Add View To LookML"
  url: "https://cdn.lkr.dev/apps/add-view-to-lookml/latest/bundle.js"
  entitlements: {
    core_api_methods: [
      "me",
      "all_connections",
      "all_projects",
      "connection_databases",
      "connection_schemas",
      "connection_tables",
      "connection_databases",
    ]
    navigation: yes
    use_embeds: yes
    use_iframes: yes
    new_window: yes
    use_form_submit: yes
    raw_api_request: yes
    local_storage: yes
  }
  mount_points: {
    standalone: yes
  }
}

Limiting Access

You may only want to allow access to this extension to users who are developers. If you don't want to show it to users in the Applications sidebar in Looker's sidebar navigation, you should

Create a new project
Create a new model with no explores/views
Create a project manifest (manifest.lkml)
Add the application definition from manifest.lkml in the manifest file.
Make sure your non developers do not have access to this model in Admin > Roles

Limiting Access​

Limiting Access