Gemini in Looker is a product in the Gemini for Google Cloud portfolio that provides generative AI-powered assistance to help you analyze and gain valuable insights from your data. Gemini in Looker can provide assistance for tasks in Looker (original) instances, Looker (Google Cloud core) instances, and Looker Studio. For more information about available features, see the Gemini in Looker overview documentation page.
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Gemini in Looker feature availability
The availability of Gemini in Looker features is summarized in the following table. Depending on the needs of your organization, you can enable the settings that grant users access to the Gemini in Looker features that are available in the appropriate Looker platform.
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Before you begin
To enable Gemini in Looker, you must be a Looker admin for the Looker (original) instance.
To support Gemini in Looker, the following requirements must be met:
- The Looker instance must be on Looker 25.0 or higher
- The Looker instance must be Looker-hosted
Enabling and disabling Gemini
To enable Gemini in Looker, follow these steps:
- In the Platform section of the Admin panel, go to the Gemini in Looker page.
- Under Gemini in Looker enablement, select Enable Gemini in Looker.
Select Trusted Tester features. When this setting is enabled, users can access the Trusted Tester capabilities of Gemini in Looker. You may request access to the non-public Trusted Tester capabilities through the Gemini in Looker preview form on a per-user basis. You must enable this setting to use Gemini during the pre-GA preview.
Optionally, select Trusted Tester data use. When this setting is enabled, you consent to your data being used by Google as described in the Gemini for Google Cloud Trusted Tester Program terms.
To disable Gemini for a Looker, clear the Enable Gemini in Looker setting.
Grant the Gemini in Looker permission to users
Grant Looker users the ability to use Gemini in Looker features in the Looker instance by assigning them the Gemini role. Additional Looker permissions may be needed to perform the tasks that Gemini assists with. For more information about these additional permissions, see the Admin settings - Roles documentation page.
To perform the following steps to grant permissions to use Gemini in Looker features, you must be a Looker admin for the Looker instance.
To update an individual user's settings to assign the Gemini role, follow these steps.
- Navigate to the Users page in the Users section of the Admin panel.
- Select the user or group whose permissions you want to change.
- From the Roles drop-down menu, select Gemini.
- Select Save to retain these settings.
You can also assign the Gemini role to multiple users or groups from the Roles page in the Users section of the Admin panel by following these steps:
- Navigate to the Roles page in the Users section of the Admin panel.
- Next to the Gemini role, select Edit.
- Under Groups or Users, select the groups or users that you want to assign the Gemini role to.
- Click Update Role to retain these settings.