Report output in XML format

Question

Is it possible to save (or export) report output in XML format, it is ok with either WebI or DeskI report, here we are concerned about output format not what type of report we can use to produce the output in XML format.
Thank you,
Srini

Answer 1

Hi Srinivas,
Only options available in WEBI or DESKI is to save documents in Excel or PDF format.
As a workaround you can use Excel as an intermediate between your WEBI or DESKI document to XML format.
When you try to save WEBI document in XML Data format you may get following Error because the Excel sheet does not contain any XML format that requires.
u201CCan Not save XML data because the workbook does not contain any XML mappingsu201D
Solution:
1. Excel cannot save all or part of your workbook as XML Data if you have not created one or more mapped ranges.
2. If you haven't added an XML map to your workbook, or your data is not contained within an XML list, then you can save your workbook in the XML Spreadsheet file format.
If you have added an XML map to your workbook, follow these steps to map XML elements to your worksheet:
1. On the Data menu, point to XML, and then click XML Source to open the XML Source task pane.
2. To map one or more elements to your worksheet, select the elements in the XML Source task pane. To select nonadjacent elements, click one element, and then hold down CTRL and click each element.
3. Drag the selected elements to the worksheet location where you want them to appear.
I Hope this helps to find  the path of solution with Ease.
Thanks...
Pratik