# Exporting Scans

OpenVAS provides the scan results in a report that can be accessed when you are on the `Scans` page, as shown below.

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Once you click the report, you can view the scan results and operating system information, open ports, services, etc., in other tabs in the scan report.

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## Exporting Formats

There are various export formats for reporting purposes, including XML, CSV, PDF, ITG, and TXT.&#x20;

If you choose to export your report out as an <mark style="color:green;">XML</mark>, you can <mark style="color:green;">leverage various XML parsers to view the data in an easier to read format.</mark>

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### OpenVAS Reporting Tool

1. If you export in XML you can utilize the openvasreporting tool by the TheGroundZone
2. Usageusing:&#x20;

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
python3 -m openvasreporting -i report-2bf466b5-627d-4659-bea6-1758b43235b1.xml -f xlsx
```

{% endcode %}

It will output the following excel sheet in a nice format

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