Working with reports
A report in Looker Studio is an asset or entity that enables you to build data stories in the form of dashboards and reports. Conceptually, a dashboard is a centralized tool that provides an at-a-glance view of key performance metrics. It is usually limited to a single page or screen and displays information at a summary level. On the other hand, a data report is an organized representation of data in visuals and text with enough detail. A report usually spans multiple pages to provide a comprehensive analysis of the concerned topic. A more detailed list of the differences between the two forms of data presentation was provided in Chapter 1, Introduction to Data Storytelling.
Creating a report
You can create a new report either from the home page or from within another report. The first step when creating a report is to add a data source to it. While creating the report, you can either create an embedded data source specific to that report or select an existing...
