Setting up a SAP BW OLAP Data Server

I'm having trouble setting up an OLAP data server to access my BW server. I've put in my server name, login name and password. Everything else I've left with the default. I'm not sure what the 'catalog' refers to. Is that a cube?
When I try to create a query template, I'm not getting any available modes and I'm certain it's my data server setup. I've browsed through the 'How to Integrate XMII with Business Information Warehouse' document but I'm still not clear on the data server setup.

David,
You're problems with naming a very understandable since it really depends on your background with BW on what you call a cube versus a catalog. If you deal with internal transaction (ie: RSA1) versus external transactions (ie: MDXTEST) the nomenclature is different:
Internal   External
Catalog    No Equivalent
Cube        Catalog
Query       Cube
View         Query
Most likely you do not have the proper port specified, SICF then at the top select Goto -> Port Information    the port number is the HTTP port and <b>not</b> the SAPHTTP port. Also in Query Designer don't forget to remote enable the cube, this is mentioned in the connection guide. Finally if you still can't get it to work, what is the error message you are getting in the General Log? Hope this helps.
-Sam

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