Error: "Failed deploy REJECTED_OTHER_REASON: protected branch hook declined"
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Jan 21, 2019Github and GitLab (and possibly other Git providers) have a notion of "...
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What is the `POST webhooks/projects/[project]/deploy` call I see in logs?
Knowledge DropLast tested: May 29, 2020This is the call Looker makes when creating and pushing a new branchThi...
I'm trying to deploy the code using Webhooks, but I receive a 404 error.
Hi! I’m Noura TSE at Google. Have you ever get this page after trying to deploy lookML code to production? 404...
Common Questions About GitHub Authentication Changes Made on August 13th
What change was made?GitHub recently announced they will be requiring the use of token-based authentication. Y...
Get changes back after revert to production
Knowledge DropLast tested; Jul 7, 2020 Say you accidentally push some changes to production - your coworker re...
My LookML files are disappearing and reappearing in Production mode!
Knowledge DropLast tested: Oct 27, 2020 If files are disappearing and reappearing, make sure that nobody's pus...
What happens in Looker when you change a Git Repo name outside of Looker?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jul 5, 2017 If you change the name of your remote repository outside of Looker, Loo...
Can I switch branches via the API?
Knowledge DropLast tested: May 29, 2018 Yes, the all_git_branches, git_branch, create_git_branch, update_git_b...
Can Looker connect to a git subfolder?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Aug 22, 2017 No - it can only connect to a repository.Possible error messages:Inter...
Can I pull from local prod to local dev in Looker?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Dec 1, 2020No, but it would be a great feature request to be able to checkout a tag...
JGIT FetchCommand failed: https://...git: not authorized
Knowledge DropLast tested: Apr 13, 2020 This error can happen when you are using HTTPS connection with user at...
Can you use Git Stash with Looker?
Knowledge Drop Last tested: Sep 2020"Stash" has multiple meanings with respect to Git: It's the old name for B...
Git Error: "There was an internal server error while trying to commit."
Knowledge Drop Last tested: Sep 2020This is Git's generic error message; it doesn't tell us anything by itself...
refs/heads/branch REJECTED_OTHER_REASON: pre-receive hook declined
Knowledge DropLast tested: Apr 2, 2020 Some users enforce strict policies on their commits from their remote g...
How does a user know which `model-user-X` directory is their dev branch?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Sep 6, 2019For a given directory called models-user-X directory, X is the user's ID...
What to put in Domain Whitelist field when setting up User Attribute Git Password
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jun 24, 2020 It's URLs to the github repository!For example: https://github.com//Yo...
Can you enable required pull requests for just some users?
Knowledge DropLast tested: May 25, 2020Sort of - pull requests are enabled per project, but for all developers...
Error creating new branch: cannot specify base branch other than current when there are uncommitted changes
Knowledge DropLast tested: Oct 9, 2020If you see this error when trying to create a new branch, check that you...
Rack app error: #ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8
Knowledge DropLast tested: Oct 16, 2020A user saw this error in the logs after trying to connect a project to ...
Uh oh! I accidentally linked a new project to an existing project's git repo!
Knowledge DropLast tested: Mar 31, 2020 Accidents happen. This one's happened a few times: A user has a projec...
Deploy key does not have write access
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jul 24, 2020We saw one case where a user was seeing this error, despite setting up ...
Why isn't there a git workflow button in my project?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Mar 26, 2020We saw an instance where a user was using HTTPS connection with user at...
Git promotion using a Single Looker environment
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jan 28, 2020 Some users are, for one reason or another, limited to using a single L...
Are pull request comments viewable in Looker?
Knowledge DropLast tested: May 20, 2019 TLDR: No.BackgroundIn most repositories, after a user opens a pull req...
Can a Looker user submit a pull request without a remote git account/login?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jan 21, 2019 No, in order to submit a pull request via the Looker UI, that user mus...
Why am I seeing outdated branches when I select them in Git Actions?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Jul 28, 2020The Problem:After selecting someone else's personal branch, I'm not see...
Unable to access SSH key storage, system configuration error
Knowledge DropLast tested: Apr 8, 2020 This error can appear when trying to work with git branches in Looker w...
Can I store non-lookml files in my git repo? For example: readmes, documentation, sql schema charts, etc.
Knowledge DropLast tested: Sep 14, 2020 Yes, Looker won't delete files that it didn't create. While deleting a...
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found response to deploy webhook
Knowledge DropLast tested: Aug 6, 2020This can happen if you're using the wrong webhook secret. Try updating t...
Do we currently support git merging between branches other than between the production and current branches?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Apr 13, 2021Short answer, no. If you have a shared branch that you want to merge in...
