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Looker's new Explore and Merge Query experience is enabled by default

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IN BRIEF

Google Cloud's Looker notes state that the new Explore and Merge Query Experience preview became enabled by default on 21 August. Because it remains a preview, interface behaviour and administrator controls may still change.

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Why it matters for advertisers

For you, this means that analytics teams should review the experience before updating training materials or assuming that every user sees the legacy workflow.

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Looker's new Explore and Merge Query experience is enabled by default

Google Cloud's Looker notes state that the new Explore and Merge Query Experience preview became enabled by default on 21 August. Because it remains a preview, interface behaviour and administrator controls may still change. For you, this means that analytics teams should review the experience before updating training materials or assuming that every user sees the legacy workflow.

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