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# Connecting to SAP BW

### Connection Steps

Please follow the steps below to connect to the `SAP BW` data source.

1. Click "New Data Connection" in the upper right corner of the data connection page.
   ![](/images/data-connection/connection-001.png)

2. Select the `SAP BW` data source from the list of data source types.
   ![](/images/data-connection/connecting-sapbw-001.png)

3. Fill in the required parameters for the data source connection as prompted.
   ![](/images/data-connection/connecting-sapbw-002.png)

   **Connection Configuration Information**

   | Field         | Description                                      |
   | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
   | Name          | The name of the connection. Required and unique per user. |
   | Host Address  | SAP BW server address                            |
   | Username      | SAP BW account                                   |
   | Password      | SAP BW password                                  |
   | Catalog       | Name of the database to view via SAP connection  |
   | Server Number | SAP BW server instance number                    |
   | Client Number | SAP BW client number                             |
   | Language      | Language used after logging into SAP             |
   | Router String | SAP router string                                |

4. After filling in the parameters, click the `Validate` button to get the validation result (this checks the connectivity between HENGSHI SENSE and the configured data connection; you cannot add the connection if validation fails).

5. After validation passes, click `Execute Preset Code` to pop up the preset code for this data source, then click the execute button.

6. Click the `Add` button to add the `SAP BW` connection.

> \[!CAUTION] Please Note
>
> 1. Parameters marked with \* are required; others are optional.
> 2. When connecting to a data source, you must execute the preset code. Failure to do so may result in certain functions being unavailable during data analysis. In addition, when upgrading from a version prior to 4.4 to 4.4, you need to execute the preset code for existing data connections in the system.