Importing Data from Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services

Follow the steps below to import data from a Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services cube.

1. Select File > Add Data Tables.
   The Add Data Tables dialog opens.
2. Click Add > Connection To > Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services.
   The Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Connection dialog opens.
3. Specify the Server you want to connect to.
4. Click Connect.
   Spotfire connects to the specified server, and the cubes that are available on that server are listed in the Cube drop-down list.
5. Select the Database of interest.
6. Select the Cube of interest.
7. Click OK.
   The Data Selection in Connection dialog opens.
8. If you want to limit your import to data from a single measure group, select the measure group of interest in the drop-down list.
   You can also type any text in the search field to find objects containing that text only.
9. Click on the object of interest in the left pane, then click Add >.
   See Icon Descriptions for information about what the different objects represent. 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 use the Limit Data button to filter out higher levels of detail in the hierarchy from the actual selection at a later stage. You can repeat this step as many times as you want to add more data to the selection.
   The selected data is added to the Data selection in connection list.
10. 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 clicking on the button with a filter funnel and selecting Limit Data.
    The Limit Data dialog opens.
11. Clear the check boxes for categories that you want to remove from the selection.
12. Click OK to close the Limit Data dialog.
13. 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.
    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.
14. When you are done with the data selection, click OK.
    The connection is added to the Data tables list in the Add Data Tables dialog.
15. Make sure the data table, and not the connection, is selected in the Data tables list and, under Load method, click Import data table.
16. Click OK in the Add Data Tables dialog.