[FAQ Bot] NEW: How do you connect BigQuery with BI tools like Looker Studio or Tableau?

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+question: How do you connect BigQuery with BI tools like Looker Studio or Tableau?
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+BigQuery can be directly connected to popular BI tools such as Looker Studio (Google Data Studio) and Tableau to build dashboards and reports. Here is a high-level workflow for the two tools:
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+- Looker Studio:
+  1) In Looker Studio, click Create > Data Source.
+  2) Choose BigQuery as the data source and authorize access to your Google Cloud project.
+  3) Select the project, dataset, and table (or view) you want to report on, then click Connect.
+  4) Add the data source to a report and start building your visuals.
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+- Tableau (Tableau Desktop):
+  1) Open Tableau Desktop and choose Google BigQuery as the data connector.
+  2) Sign in with your Google account and authorize access to your project.
+  3) Browse to your project, dataset, and table, then click Connect and start building visuals.
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+Notes:
+- You may want to create views in BigQuery to simplify the data schema for BI tools.
+- For Tableau, consider using extracts if you are working with large datasets or need offline access.
+- Ensure proper IAM permissions (BigQuery Data Viewer or Editor) for the service account or user used by the BI tool.