diff --git a/src/data/templates/view_report_detail.html b/src/data/templates/view_report_detail.html
index 3abe21d7d..bebfbc390 100644
--- a/src/data/templates/view_report_detail.html
+++ b/src/data/templates/view_report_detail.html
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 </tr>
 <td class="ColumnAttribute">Options:</td>
 <td class="ColumnValue" id="data">
-<input autocomplete="off" name="options" id="get_focus" type="text" size="50" value="{{search}}"></input>
+<input autocomplete="off" name="options" id="get_focus" type="text" size="50" value="{{report.options}}"></input><br>
+<i>Hint</i>: use Gramps CLI options such as output file format <b>off=pdf</b>, <b>off=ged</b>, or <b>off=gramps</b>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <td class="ColumnValue" id="data">
diff --git a/src/web/dbdjango.py b/src/web/dbdjango.py
index 230feea94..c05770be4 100644
--- a/src/web/dbdjango.py
+++ b/src/web/dbdjango.py
@@ -21,14 +21,6 @@
 
 """ Implements a Db interface """
 
-## Major issues to fix:
-
-## 1) import from GEDCOM is not associating proper gramps handles between objects
-##    suspect that something not working correct in adding with transactions
-##    BUG: People event_ref are no longer pointing to correct event, even
-##    previously-working export to django from gramps gtk
-## 2) did export from gramps gtk break with the changes for importing gedcom?
-
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Gramps Modules
@@ -736,6 +728,12 @@ class DbDjango(DbWriteBase, DbReadBase):
     def get_number_of_people(self):
         return self.dji.Person.count()
 
+    def get_number_of_events(self):
+        return self.dji.Event.count()
+
+    def get_number_of_places(self):
+        return self.dji.Place.count()
+
     def get_number_of_tags(self):
         return 0 # self.dji.Tag.count()
 
diff --git a/src/web/grampsdb/views.py b/src/web/grampsdb/views.py
index b00e02beb..b41964014 100644
--- a/src/web/grampsdb/views.py
+++ b/src/web/grampsdb/views.py
@@ -256,20 +256,27 @@ def process_action(request, view, handle, action):
             profile = request.user.get_profile()
             report = Report.objects.get(handle=handle)
             if action == "run":
-                args = {}
+                args = {"off": "pdf"} # basic defaults
+                # override from given defaults in table:
+                if report.options:
+                    for pair in str(report.options).split(" "):
+                        if "=" in pair:
+                            key, value = pair.split("=", 1)
+                            args[key] = value
+                # override from options on webpage:
                 if request.GET.has_key("options"):
-                    options = request.GET.get("options")
+                    options = str(request.GET.get("options"))
                     if options:
-                        for pair in options.split("%3D"):
+                        for pair in options.split("%3D"): # from webpage
                             if "=" in pair:
                                 key, value = pair.split("=", 1)
-                                args[str(key)] = str(value)
+                                args[key] = value
                 if report.report_type == "textreport":
-                    filename = "/tmp/%s-%s.pdf" % (str(profile.user.username), str(handle))
-                    run_report(db, handle, off="pdf", of=filename, **args)
-                    mimetype = 'application/pdf'
+                    filename = "/tmp/%s-%s.%s" % (str(profile.user.username), str(handle), args["off"])
+                    run_report(db, handle, of=filename, **args)
+                    mimetype = 'application/%s' % args["off"]
                 elif report.report_type == "export":
-                    filename = "/tmp/%s-%s.ged" % (str(profile.user.username), str(handle))
+                    filename = "/tmp/%s-%s.%s" % (str(profile.user.username), str(handle), args["off"])
                     export_file(db, filename, lambda n: n) # callback
                     mimetype = 'text/plain'
                 else:
diff --git a/src/web/init.py b/src/web/init.py
index b4f968f9f..7e7def4a7 100644
--- a/src/web/init.py
+++ b/src/web/init.py
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ for table, entries in [("grampsdb.config",
                           ("report_type", '"textreport"')),
                          (("name", '"GEDCOM Export"'),
                           ("handle", '"gedcom_export"'),
+                          ("options", '"off=ged"'),
+                          ("report_type", '"export"')),
+                         (("name", '"Gramps XML Export"'),
+                          ("handle", '"ex_gpkg"'),
+                          ("options", '"off=gramps"'),
                           ("report_type", '"export"')),
                          ])]:
     entry_count = 0