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Looker metadata cataloging with Knowledge Catalog is generally available
Wed, October 21, 2026
19 days agoUnverified
Google Cloud made automated cataloging and metadata ingestion for Looker with Knowledge Catalog generally available, supporting granular LookML asset definitions while keeping data lineage in Preview.
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→Looker Modern visualization theme and dashboard style in previewgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker verified queries for Explore data agents enter previewgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →The New Looker Explore and Merge Query Experience preview feature is now enabled by defaultgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker LookML Projects page adds Models, Pending and Marketplace tabsgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker Conversational Analytics engagement and token metrics in previewgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker Conversational Analytics query review and feedback in previewgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →The Enhanced search feature is now generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →The Expression Assistant is now generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →The Table Visualization Improvements feature is now generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →The custom calendar feature is now generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker Conversational Analytics token usage metrics in previewgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker Modern User Interface enters previewgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Now available in preview, the Admin Assistant helps you use natural language to manage Looker rolesgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker Dashboard Tile Limits is generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker Granular Dashboard Sizing is generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker 26.14 begins rolling out to Rapid and No Channel release channelsgoogle-cloudAn event.3 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Conversational Analytics verified queries , also known as golden queries , are now generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →The Advanced Unused Content Cleanup feature is now generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker Google Maps Enhancements preview adds dual-axis points and TopoJSON layersgoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker New/Edit Roles Enhancement enters previewgoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker derived analytic models from LookML Explores in previewgoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker merge query tiles now edit inside the dashboard canvasgoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Now available in preview, you can define and chat with data agents on a LookML dashboardgoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker visual modeling canvas for BigQuery enters previewgoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Now available in preview, model localization is supported for imported projectsgoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →The Semantic Search feature is now generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Now available in preview, the Admin Assistant helps you use natural language to manage Looker rolesgoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker extension for VS Code is generally available with MCP supportgoogle-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →The latest versions in the Looker (Google Cloud core) release channels are beginning deployment as follows: -...google-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker now includes a Filters on Visualization Tiles preview feature that lets dashboard creators place...google-cloudAn event.2 mo agogoogle-cloudDetails →The latest versions in the Looker (Google Cloud core) release channels are beginning deployment as follows: -...google-cloudAn event.41 days agogoogle-cloudDetails →Enhanced observability metrics, including user engagement and estimated token usage data on the Token usage...google-cloudAn event.40 days agogoogle-cloudDetails →Conversational Analytics data agents for both user-defined dashboards and LookML dashboards are now generally...google-cloudAn event.32 days agogoogle-cloudDetails →The Gemini in Looker admin page has been restructured to allow Looker admins to selectively enable...google-cloudAn event.32 days agogoogle-cloudDetails →The AI-Assisted Quick Starts feature, called Starter questions in the new Explore experience, is now...google-cloudAn event.31 days agogoogle-cloudDetails →Now available in preview , Conversational Analytics agentic workflows support scheduled agentic workflows in...google-cloudAn event.31 days agogoogle-cloudDetails →Now available in preview, Looker Data Apps are freeform canvas dashboards that are built by local AI coding...google-cloudAn event.31 days agogoogle-cloudDetails →The Modern User Interface preview feature toggle now defaults to ONgoogle-cloudAn event.31 days agogoogle-cloudDetails →Looker (Google Cloud core) now supports Workforce Identity Federation in preview for instances that 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Looker metadata cataloging with Knowledge Catalog is generally availablegoogle-cloudAn event.19 days agogoogle-cloud
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- 2026-11-03: updated title from Automated cataloging and ingestion of Looker (Google Cloud core) metadata with Knowledge Catalog is now... to Looker metadata cataloging with Knowledge Catalog is generally available
- 2026-10-27: added to 2026-10-21