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Get the Report →Create Reports from Google Analytics Data in Looker Studio
Use CData Connect Cloud to gain access to live Google Analytics data and create custom reports in Looker Studio.
Looker Studio, formerly known as Google Data Studio, empowers users to craft customized reports featuring data visualizations that can be shared with clients while reflecting your brand identity. When combined with CData Connect Cloud, you gain immediate cloud-to-cloud access to Google Analytics data to create visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article provides step-by-step instructions on establishing a virtual database for Google Analytics and generating reports from Google Analytics data within Looker Studio.
CData Connect Cloud offers a seamless cloud-to-cloud interface tailored for Google Analytics, making it straightforward to construct reports directly from live Google Analytics data within Looker Studio without the need for data replication. As you create visualizations, Looker Studio generates queries to retrieve data. With its inherent optimized data processing capabilities, CData Connect Cloud efficiently channels all supported query operations, including filters, JOINs, and more, directly to Google Analytics. This leverages server-side processing to swiftly provide the requested Google Analytics data.
This article requires a CData Connect Cloud instance and the CData Connect Cloud Connector for Looker Studio. Get more information on the CData Connect Cloud and sign up for a free trial at https://www.cdata.com/cloud.
Configure Google Analytics Connectivity for Looker Studio
Connectivity to Google Analytics from Looker Studio is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with Google Analytics data from Looker Studio, we start by creating and configuring a Google Analytics connection.
- Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
- Select "Google Analytics" from the Add Connection panel
- Google Analytics uses OAuth to authenticate. Click "Sign in" to authenticate with Google Analytics.
- Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Google Analytics Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Google Analytics data from Looker Studio.
Visualize Live Google Analytics Data from Looker Studio
The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Looker Studio to create a new Google Analytics data source and build a simple visualization from the data.
- Log into Looker Studio, click data sources, create a new data source, and choose CData Connect Cloud Connector.
- Click Authorize and allow access to your Google account.
- Click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
- In the CData Connect Cloud Connector in Looker Studio select a Connection (e.g. GoogleAnalytics1) and click Next
- Select a Table (e.g. Traffic) or use a Custom Query and click Connect to continue
- If needed, modify columns, click Create Report, and add the data source to the report.
- Select a visualization style and add it to the report.
- Select Dimensions and Measures to customize your visualization.
Live Access to Google Analytics Data from Cloud Applications
Now you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Google Analytics data from your Looker Studio workbook. You can create more data sources and new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating Google Analytics data.
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