Export of WebI reports to XML in BO4.1

Hello,
I've seen some of BO What's New presentation stating that export of WebI reports to XML is possible in BO 4.1. However, my standalone client (4.1 SP1) does not offer this function.
My question thus is, whether export to XML is really possible, and if it is, which SP will we need for that.
Best regards,
Petr Götz

Hello Victor,
This is the webcast which states XML as a possible export format. It even states that XML export was already available in 4.0SP5, which is clearly not true:
What is new with Web Intelligence BI 4.1 – Part 1, Developer Support ASUG Webcast
See Figure 3.
Export to XML would be highly appreciated for our project, since we will need to export the report structures and then import them to a custom-coded application.
If XML export is not currently supported, is it at least planned for some of the next SPs to be released in near future?
Best regards,
Petr

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