Summary

In this chapter, you gained an understanding of several advanced concepts in Looker Studio. We explored the corresponding features and looked into some interesting ways to use them. Calculated fields enable you to enrich the data source and manipulate the data to meet your reporting and analytical needs. Parameters allow you to capture user input and use it to perform dynamic calculations, limit the data retrieved from the dataset, and even drive the content displayed in a visual.

Data blending helps you visualize data from multiple data sources together or perform reaggregations. You learned about how to use community chart types and create report templates easily. A report that loads quickly and responsively is important for a good user experience. In this chapter, you also learned about several factors that affect report performance and optimization strategies to address them. This concludes Part 2 of the book, which described the many useful features and capabilities...