Click Files
and data 
.
In the Files and data flyout, click Connect to.
In the list of connectors, click SAP BW.
In the SAP BW flyout, click New connection.
In the SAP BW Connection dialog, enter the information and credentials for the data source you want to connect to.
Click Connect.
Response: Spotfire connects to the specified server, and retrieves
the names of the available catalogs, cubes and BEx queries.
In the Catalog drop-down list, you can narrow down the amount of listed cubes. Cubes containing BEx queries are listed, but you can also select (All cubes) if you do not want to narrow down the selection.
In the Cube or query drop-down list, select the cube or query of interest.
Comment: If a name is preceded by a dollar sign ($) in the drop-down list, it is a cube, otherwise it is a BEx query.
Click OK.
Response: The Data Selection in Connection dialog opens.
Comment: If you selected a BEx query with variables, the BEx variables will automatically be added to the Data selection in connection list. If a variable is 'Mandatory' or 'Mandatory not initial', you must define a value or configure prompting for that variable, if no default value has been defined already. Click on each variable to display its settings and click Define Value to specify values for each variable.
In the left pane, click on the object of interest, and then click Add >.
Comment: If you select the cube icon, you will get all data in the cube. When it comes to hierarchies, you always have to add the entire hierarchy to the list, but you can limit data further, see step 12.
Response: The selected data is added to the Data selection in connection list.
Dimension columns and hierarchies can be further limited by clicking on the selected column or hierarchy in the Data selection in connection list and then, in the Settings pane, clicking Limit....
Response: The Limit Data dialog opens.
Clear the check boxes for categories that you want to remove from the selection.
Click OK to close the Limit Data dialog.
When you are done with your data selection it is recommended to click the Estimate Import Size button to get a hint on whether this selection will be possible to import or not.
Comment: The calculation may take a while. No measures are taken into account in the calculation, so if you have added many measures, you may be unable to import the selection even if the estimated number of rows and columns is small. The estimated import size may be of help if an import should fail. Then, the next time you try to import data from that cube, you should try to make sure that the estimated size is smaller than the previous time.
When you are done with the data selection, click OK.
The final step is a summary view
of the data tables that will be added to your Spotfire analysis. Make
sure that the data table that is added from your connection is configured
to be Imported, for in-memory analysis.
Tip: To change the load method of a data table to Imported, click the
data table in the summary view, and then use the drop-down menus to
select Imported.
Click OK.