Can I build an application without specifying the connection in the model?

[molly_lippsett]

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Last tested: Apr 17, 2020
 

As users build custom apps, they will want to find ways to share model files without including a connection parameter value.

This is what constants are for! Constants are specified on install, so the connection doesn't need to be hardcoded into LookML

More info here: https://github.com/looker-open-source/extension-template-react

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