Importing webi reports outside BO

BO XI R2 SP1
Windows 2003
I'm thinking about importing webi reports outside of BO server -- and I need some help.
I know how to import webi into pdf, excel etc but they remain on BO server unless you save them on local machine.
I also know how to send reports to people using scheduler inpdf, excel formats.
I'd like to know if there is way to schedule multiple reports (say 100 reports) and generate them in excel and then store them on external server (or maybe on same BO server machine but in a folder).
Please advise.
Thanks!

Before you can see FTP or Unmanaged Disk (fale share) destinations while scheduling, those have to be enabled in CMC for the Job and Destination Job servers.
Please review Admin guide on how to do that in CMC and User Guide that explains how to use those while scheduling.

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