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Automate the manual work in Looker

FullSpec maps how Looker fits into your day-to-day, finds the repetitive work worth automating, and gives you a clear plan to connect it with the rest of your tools.

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Looker by the numbers

Insights from real process mapping sessions that involve Looker.

59
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Processes mapped using Looker
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Manual hours identified using Looker
77%
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of Looker steps fully automated

Top 5 Looker friction points when done manually

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Manually updating Looker dashboard filters

You have to manually change date ranges, client segments, or campaign parameters in Looker every time a stakeholder asks for a different view instead of having those updates happen automatically.

78% report this
2

Exporting Looker reports for client delivery

You spend time each week exporting Looker dashboards to PDF or spreadsheet, formatting them, and emailing them to clients instead of having them access live data directly.

71% report this
3

Recreating Looker looks across accounts

When you onboard a new client or set up a new campaign, you manually rebuild the same Looker dashboard structure and filters from scratch rather than cloning or templating existing ones.

62% report this
4

Reconciling Looker data with spreadsheets

You manually verify that numbers in Looker match your source data or other reporting tools by copying values into spreadsheets and comparing them line by line.

51% report this
5

Granting Looker access for new team members

Each time someone joins your team or a client needs dashboard access, you manually set up their Looker permissions, folders, and view restrictions instead of using a predefined access template.

26% report this
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What you can automate in Looker

Browse popular Looker automations FullSpec can map for you. Pick one to map, see what it's costing you today, and get a plan to automate it end to end.

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The most popular processes that use Looker

See which Looker workflows businesses automate most often. Pick one to map it and get your free build plan.

Customer Support

Client Reporting & Performance Dashboards

Clients get accurate, branded performance dashboards without your team spending hours pulling numbers together.

574 hrsIdentified
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Operations

Client Onboarding & Data Access Setup

New analytics clients get their data environment configured and access granted without the usual week of back-and-forth.

84 hrsIdentified
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Marketing

Paid Ad Campaign Management

Keep paid campaigns on budget and on target without daily manual checks across every ad platform.

40 hrsIdentified
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Operations

Business KPI Dashboard

Keep every key metric current without anyone spending Monday morning hunting down numbers.

36 hrsIdentified
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Tools commonly connected to Looker

Most automations involve more than one tool. These are the ones that show up most often alongside Looker.

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