Reports 6i conversion from rdf to rex

Hi All,
I am using Reports 6i. I wanted to convert my reports from rdf to rex so that I can open the rex file in a notepad and change some bolierplates. I was suprised to see that there were no boilerplates in the rex file.
Am I missing something in my conversion.
If it doesn't have boilerplates in the rex file, when I convert back from rex to rdf how does it put back the boilerplates (Labels) in the rdf file.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

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