Save via Excel-Toolbar vs. Save via BEx-Toolbar (InfoCatalog)

Hi all,
in the last time I occupy oneself with BW and BEx to automate querys. I think there are two ways to save an Excel-Workbook:
1. you can save it as workbook in the InfoCatalog (saveoption in the BEx toolbar)
2. or save it classical as .xls by Excel
Now my question: there are any reasons against Variant 2? I find it’s a little easier to write only one Excel-Workbook-Macro. For Variant 1 I need 2 Workbooks, one „Autostart-Workbook“ that opens the sapbex.xla and the second Workbook  from the InfoCatalog.
Is the choice only a matter of taste?
Best regards
Tim
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        Tim Loeck

Hello Sarhan,
thank you for the answer.
The security of the data storage is one site, but are there any reasons against Variant 2 because of missing functions? For example the option "refresh query after opening workbook" won’t work with Variant 2. It’s not a big problem, because you can manage it with a VBA-Code. Are with Variant 2 anticipate any trouble? Has anybody experience with Varinat 2?
Best regards
Tim

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