Report Explorer view
Use the Report Explorer view to create affinity reports, and build files of CICSPlex® SM Workload Manager (WLM) transaction groups for input to CICSPlex SM. You can also manage saved affinity reports, threadsafe reports, and transaction group files in folders in the CICS Explorer® workspace.
You can use the Report Explorer view for the
following functions:
- Create, rename, or delete folders to create the structure you require for the saved reports or files.
- Open, copy, rename, or delete a saved report or file.
- Create an affinity report.
- Build a CICSPlex SM WLM transaction group file.
For information about creating reports and building CICSPlex SM WLM transaction group files, see Creating a report of threadsafe issues, Creating an affinity report, and Building a CICSPlex SM Workload Manager transaction group file.

Toolbar
You can use the following icons
in the toolbar:
- New Affinity report icon
. Create an affinity report. See Creating an affinity report.
- Build CPSM WLM Transaction Groups icon
. Build a CICSPlex SM WLM transaction group file. See Building a CICSPlex SM Workload Manager transaction group file.
- Collapse all icon
. Collapse all the folders in the view to the top level folder.
- Expand all icon
. Expand all the folders in the view.
- Refresh icon
. Refresh the view.
Menu
Use the pop-up menu in the Report
Explorer view to manage the folders and reports. Right-click
the folder, report, or file that you require and choose one of the
following options from the menu:
- . Create a new folder in the currently selected folder, or in the folder that contains the currently selected report.
- Open report. Open the currently selected
report or file in the appropriate view:
- For an affinity report, open the Affinity Report view. See Affinity Report view.
- For a threadsafe report, open the Report Browser view. See Report Browser view.
- For a CICSPlex SM WLM transaction group file, open the Affinity Build view. See Affinity Build view.
- Open in Browser. Open the currently selected affinity report in the Report Browser view. See Report Browser view.
- Build CPSM WLM Transaction Groups. For an affinity report, CICSPlex SM WLM transaction group file, or folder that contains these reports or files, build a CICSPlex SM WLM transaction group file. See Building a CICSPlex SM Workload Manager transaction group file.
- Copy. Copy the currently selected report and make it available to paste.
- Paste. Paste a copied report in the currently selected folder, or in the folder that contains the currently selected report.
- Rename. Rename the currently selected folder or report. If a report has a timestamp, this does not change.
- Delete. Delete the currently selected folder or report.