# Automatic PDF Report

**URL:** <https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/automatic-pdf-report/37944>\
**Category:** Product Feedback\
**Created:** [August 19, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/automatic-pdf-report/37944 "2016-08-19T14:34:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fastwayjim](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/fastwayjim/32/68251_2.png) [@fastwayjim](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/fastwayjim)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/automatic-pdf-report/37944/1 "2016-08-19T14:34:32Z")

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The report looks really nice, but when I download it, the file does not have the \*.PDF extension. I just get this file called “ReportDownloadServlet”, and I had to add the file extension myself locally. Would be nice if it had a descriptive name like “Project - Simulation Run” (This is a nice-to-have) and the proper file extension (I think this is just a bug).

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**Author:** ![anon18194957](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/anon18194957/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon18194957](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/anon18194957)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 11:19am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/automatic-pdf-report/37944/2 "2016-08-20T11:19:14Z")

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@fastwayjim,

From the looks of it, there are 2 different ways to download the report. One being the download button (green) and the other being a download icon in the viewer (red).

 ![](https://www.simscale.com/forum/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e7d014870139aff2a7fb8767f3dda40c3c8a98d7.png)

The download button (green) generates the report with the report title given and the .pdf extension as you wanted - while the download icon (red) does the “ReportDownloadServlet”…

I’m not sure why we have two workflows here - I’ll pass this along to the team. Thanks for reporting!

Best,  
Anna

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**Author:** ![fastwayjim](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/fastwayjim/32/68251_2.png) [@fastwayjim](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/fastwayjim)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/automatic-pdf-report/37944/3 "2016-08-21T11:38:44Z")

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Ah I see, thanks! Ya, the download button from within the browser PDF viewer has always been my go-to, because most websites don’t have any other option.