Generate temporary views for Looker dashboards

Problem Context

You’re a BI analyst or data engineer trying to build a simple dashboard in Looker using parameters and functions like table_name.measure. You expect it to work smoothly, but the system throws an 'inaccessible view' error, stopping you in your tracks. This happens during urgent work sessions, like holidays, when you need to move fast.

Pain Points

The error blocks your progress, and the only fixes you’ve tried—changing the Looker model or creating new tables—take too much time. You don’t want to overhaul everything just to get one small task done. The frustration comes from feeling stuck with no quick way out.

Impact

This error wastes hours of your time, delays critical insights, and might even cost your team revenue if decisions can’t be made. It’s not just an annoyance; it’s a roadblock that forces you to either give up or spend way more time than you should on a simple fix.

Urgency

You need this fixed *now- because you’re in the middle of a time-sensitive task. Waiting for IT or support isn’t an option—you need a solution that works in minutes, not days. The longer this drags on, the more it disrupts your workflow and your team’s ability to act on data.

Target Audience

Other BI analysts, data engineers, and business intelligence teams using Looker, Tableau, or Power BI will face the same issue. Anyone who relies on parameters or functions to explore data dynamically will hit this error when trying to access views they don’t have direct permissions for. Startups, mid-sized companies, and enterprises all struggle with this.

Solution Approach

DashFix is a micro-SaaS tool that automatically generates temporary, accessible views in Looker (and later Tableau/Power BI) when you hit an 'inaccessible view' error. You paste your Looker SQL or error message into the tool, and it creates a fix you can use immediately—no model changes or new tables required. It’s designed for speed, not complexity.

Key Features

1. No Permissions Needed: Works even if you don’t have admin access to the original view.
2. Error Pattern Database: Uses a proprietary database of Looker errors to suggest fixes for common issues like parameter/function failures.
3. Team Sharing: Let your team use the temporary view without giving them access to the original (great for collaboration).

User Experience

You’re stuck on an 'inaccessible view' error in Looker. Instead of spending hours rewriting your model or creating new tables, you copy the error, paste it into DashFix, and get a working temporary view in under a minute. You can now build your dashboard, share it with your team, and move on—without disrupting your workflow or waiting for IT.

Differentiation

Unlike Looker’s native support (which is slow) or manual workarounds (which take too long), DashFix is built specifically for this problem. It doesn’t require admin access, doesn’t need model changes, and works in seconds. Other tools either don’t solve this exact issue or require too much setup. DashFix is the fastest way to unblock your dashboard.

Scalability

Starts with Looker but can expand to Tableau and Power BI. Adds features like auto-fixing other common Looker errors (e.g., permission issues, SQL syntax problems) and team collaboration tools. Pricing scales with team size (per-seat or per-organization plans).

Expected Impact

Saves you 5+ hours per week by eliminating manual fixes. Lets you build dashboards faster, share insights with your team without permission hassles, and avoid costly delays. For your business, it means quicker decisions, happier stakeholders, and no more last-minute scrambles to unblock critical data.