POV database preferences insert dimensions and members that are of interest to you into the documents of others. POV definitions are defined and activated by database connection.
When a POV is activated, the Use Point of View option in Data Layout and the Document Creation wizard are enabled. All subsequently created and loaded documents use the specified POV until it is deactivated. You can also deactivate use of POV by deselecting the Data Layout Use Point of View option as needed.
POV definitions consist of axes and dimension member selections. The definition is used when documents are created with the activated POV.
When you apply a POV definition to a document, only the dimension member selections are applied. This prevents points of view from automatically arranging non-functioning layouts (such as moving all dimensions to one axis).
If all POV member selections are custom filters, you may not see obvious changes to your document. You can check to see which POV is applied on the View Pane Information Panel tab, Point of View segment.
Using a POV definition is a three part process. First, you must create a POV definition. Next, you must activate the POV definition. Lastly, you must set a document to use the activated POV definition, or create a document that uses it.