Setting EXCEL output as default

Hello:
I have an XML Concurrent in Applications, designed for excel output.
If i want to run the concurrent, i have to set manually the excel output in the concurrent requests options (the default output is PDF). I want to know if there is a way of set the excel output as default for this particular concurrent (cuz the user is a bit lazy, and me too a little...).
Greetings.

Hi
This is not currently supported :(
There is a custom soln documented on Gareths blog
http://garethroberts.blogspot.com/2008/01/changing-default-layout-format-from-pdf.html
Tim

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