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Backup Exec 12.5 Scheduled Reports issue

Hi Folks,

I recently setup a scheduled report within our backup system (running Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 on a Windows 2003 Server) to send out media set reports on a periodic basis so that I no longer have to manually scan in the bar code on each tape into a log for records purposes.  I have manually changed the Reports section within the options to use PDF as the primary display format.  The problem I am experiencing is that the scheduled report that runs is currently sending the report as an attachment in .xml format which is of no use to me.  When I run a one time report I receive it in PDF format as requested.  This problem has me a bit baffled so I figured I would try reaching out to the community here.

Thanks in advance!
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I would like to add that I have checked through the Symantec forums prior to landing here but did not find a similar issue posted aside from the HTML/PDF issue with which I am already aware.  I have also found that when Symantec Backup Exec generates the reports it retains them in the "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SaveReports" directory.  I would be just as fine creating a script to copy those reports out of that directory and into another location on a periodic basis but of course the reports it has been generating when scheduled are of .xml format.  Any manual reports I generate are always in PDF form..
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rbarnhardt - Thank you for this unexpected follow up.  I assumed this question had been abandoned.  I have been manually running the reports since my original post.  Unfortunate that this cannot be automated.
You can make enhancement suggestion on the following link: http://www.symantec.com/connect/backup-and-archiving/ideas

From my understanding, engineers look at this and those with a lot of "thumbs up" are considered.