IBM® Cognos® Business Viewpoint is dimension management software for managing data structures, relationships and attributes from anywhere in a shared view. It provides a collaborative environment to help you manage changes to all data related to analyzing and running your business. Cognos Business Viewpoint synchronizes information so it can be used in performance management processes such as reporting, planning, analytics and consolidation. Gain a centralized view of data—a central dimension store allows designated users anywhere in your organization to share common business hierarchies and attributes for use in planning and decision making.Manage business data structures, relationships and attributes from anywhere—govern the dimensions related to business analysis and management using a workflow-oriented environment.