> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.opal.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add a BigQuery Dataset

Opal lets your developers find and request access to GCP BigQuery Datasets. Follow these steps to add GCP BigQuery Datasets to your Opal dashboard.

## 1. Go to BigQuery

Access the [BigQuery browser using this link](https://console.cloud.google.com/bigquery) or find it by navigating to BigQuery in the search bar.

## 2. Label your dataset

Opal only adds permissions for datasets that you label with `opal`. To do this, add a label to your bucket in the BigQuery dashboard.

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## Access a BigQuery Dataset in Opal

If you successfully labeled your BigQuery Dataset in GCP, the new dataset resource appears in Opal in the **Inventory** under **Resources**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/opalsecurity/fu-nWazMe1LxLhxi/images/docs/31388ba27b5a892e9763698fb914c098834ac4ec385d2e82ae8d586bb7d89bf8-google-cloud-gcp.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=fu-nWazMe1LxLhxi&q=85&s=163fed245e8f2dc4409087bc2f15c09b" alt="" width="2153" height="1498" data-path="images/docs/31388ba27b5a892e9763698fb914c098834ac4ec385d2e82ae8d586bb7d89bf8-google-cloud-gcp.png" />