diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/XLSExport.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/XLSExport.java
index 7360e30dc5541e090b17d42d6687371bc51a9eeb..d3218b6d602efe5e474295f4bbbf0366c7d55c5d 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/XLSExport.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/XLSExport.java
@@ -81,11 +81,13 @@ public class XLSExport
 
     private static final String ZIP_EXTENSION = ".zip";
 
-    public String export(final String filePrefix, final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken,
-            final Collection<ExportablePermId> exportablePermIds, final boolean exportReferred) throws IOException
+    public static String export(final String filePrefix, final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken,
+            final Collection<ExportablePermId> exportablePermIds, final boolean exportReferred,
+//            final Map<ExportableKind, Map<String, Collection<String>>> exportProperties,
+            final TextFormatting textFormatting) throws IOException
     {
         final PrepareWorkbookResult exportResult = prepareWorkbook(api, sessionToken, exportablePermIds,
-                exportReferred);
+                exportReferred, textFormatting);
         final Map<String, String> scripts = exportResult.getScripts();
         final ISessionWorkspaceProvider sessionWorkspaceProvider = CommonServiceProvider.getSessionWorkspaceProvider();
         final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = getByteArrayOutputStream(filePrefix, exportResult, scripts);
@@ -150,8 +152,9 @@ public class XLSExport
         }
     }
 
-    PrepareWorkbookResult prepareWorkbook(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken,
-            Collection<ExportablePermId> exportablePermIds, final boolean exportReferred) throws IOException
+    static PrepareWorkbookResult prepareWorkbook(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken,
+            Collection<ExportablePermId> exportablePermIds, final boolean exportReferred,
+            final TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         if (!isValid(exportablePermIds))
         {
@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ public class XLSExport
             final IXLSExportHelper helper = getHelper(exportablePermId.getExportableKind());
             final List<String> permIds = exportablePermIdGroup.stream()
                     .map(permId -> permId.getPermId().getPermId()).collect(Collectors.toList());
-            rowNumber = helper.add(api, sessionToken, wb, permIds, rowNumber);
+            rowNumber = helper.add(api, sessionToken, wb, permIds, rowNumber, textFormatting);
             final IEntityType entityType = helper.getEntityType(api, sessionToken,
                     exportablePermId.getPermId().getPermId());
 
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ public class XLSExport
         return new PrepareWorkbookResult(wb, scripts);
     }
 
-    private Collection<ExportablePermId> expandReference(final IApplicationServerApi api,
+    private static Collection<ExportablePermId> expandReference(final IApplicationServerApi api,
             final String sessionToken, final Collection<ExportablePermId> exportablePermIds)
     {
         return exportablePermIds.stream().flatMap(exportablePermId ->
@@ -213,7 +216,7 @@ public class XLSExport
         }).collect(Collectors.toCollection(LinkedHashSet::new));
     }
 
-    private Stream<ExportablePermId> getExpandedExportablePermIds(final IApplicationServerApi api,
+    private static Stream<ExportablePermId> getExpandedExportablePermIds(final IApplicationServerApi api,
             final String sessionToken, final ExportablePermId exportablePermId,
             final Set<ExportablePermId> processedIds)
     {
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ public class XLSExport
         return Stream.empty();
     }
 
-    private IXLSExportHelper getHelper(final ExportableKind exportableKind)
+    private static IXLSExportHelper getHelper(final ExportableKind exportableKind)
     {
         switch (exportableKind)
         {
@@ -315,7 +318,7 @@ public class XLSExport
         }
     }
 
-    Collection<Collection<ExportablePermId>> group(final Collection<ExportablePermId> exportablePermIds)
+    static Collection<Collection<ExportablePermId>> group(final Collection<ExportablePermId> exportablePermIds)
     {
         final Map<ExportableKind, Collection<ExportablePermId>> groupMap = new EnumMap<>(ExportableKind.class);
         final Collection<Collection<ExportablePermId>> result = new ArrayList<>(exportablePermIds.size());
@@ -348,7 +351,7 @@ public class XLSExport
         return result;
     }
 
-    Collection<Collection<ExportablePermId>> putVocabulariesFirst(
+    static Collection<Collection<ExportablePermId>> putVocabulariesFirst(
             final Collection<Collection<ExportablePermId>> exportablePermIds)
     {
         final List<Collection<ExportablePermId>> result = new ArrayList<>(exportablePermIds.size());
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ public class XLSExport
         return result;
     }
 
-    private boolean isValid(final Collection<ExportablePermId> exportablePermIds)
+    private static boolean isValid(final Collection<ExportablePermId> exportablePermIds)
     {
         boolean isValid = true;
         for (final ExportablePermId exportablePermId : exportablePermIds)
@@ -445,4 +448,9 @@ public class XLSExport
 
     }
 
+    public enum TextFormatting
+    {
+        PLAIN, RICH
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/AbstractXLSExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/AbstractXLSExportHelper.java
index 6e390b2abb4e72d118e1aeaf11e435291cae39aa..c7fac581199807ea4d9457ecac26a8633bf37421 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/AbstractXLSExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/AbstractXLSExportHelper.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.plugin.Plugin;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.property.PropertyAssignment;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.property.PropertyType;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.vocabulary.Vocabulary;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 abstract class AbstractXLSExportHelper implements IXLSExportHelper
 {
@@ -125,4 +127,13 @@ abstract class AbstractXLSExportHelper implements IXLSExportHelper
         return null;
     }
 
+    protected static Function<String, String> getPropertiesMappingFunction(
+            final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting, final Map<String, String> properties)
+    {
+        return textFormatting == XLSExport.TextFormatting.PLAIN
+                ? propertyCode -> properties.get(propertyCode) != null
+                        ? properties.get(propertyCode).replaceAll("<[^>]+>", "") : null
+                : properties::get;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/IXLSExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/IXLSExportHelper.java
index b39ecc5cfa11b5b904cbb3e295ab7c0b05a1129b..660799899eab677d97b267f0f2d03bf78831a251 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/IXLSExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/IXLSExportHelper.java
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook;
 
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.IApplicationServerApi;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.common.interfaces.IEntityType;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public interface IXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, final int rowNumber);
+            final Collection<String> permIds, final int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting);
 
     IEntityType getEntityType(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final String permId);
 
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSDataSetExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSDataSetExportHelper.java
index a7f3feb81ebe052e13e36b26e3fbc8789709f2c1..1bda579ccc93e193326a02b2514e0f31b2d5b243 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSDataSetExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSDataSetExportHelper.java
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.dataset.DataSet;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.dataset.DataSetType;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.dataset.fetchoptions.DataSetFetchOptions;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.dataset.id.DataSetPermId;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public class XLSDataSetExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     @Override
     public int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber)
+            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         final Collection<DataSet> dataSets = getDataSets(api, sessionToken, permIds);
 
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ public class XLSDataSetExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
                         List.of(dataSet.getCode(), identifierHolder.getIdentifier().getIdentifier()));
 
                 final Map<String, String> properties = dataSet.getProperties();
-                dataSetValues.addAll(propertyCodes.stream().map(properties::get).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+                dataSetValues.addAll(propertyCodes.stream()
+                        .map(getPropertiesMappingFunction(textFormatting, properties))
+                        .collect(Collectors.toList()));
                 
                 addRow(wb, rowNumber++, false, dataSetValues.toArray(String[]::new));
             }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSDataSetTypeExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSDataSetTypeExportHelper.java
index 2c8a42e2340af1b88983f676c15d883a85b38dc0..d2f30b281742c66ff1010ba7d262955f0f9198f6 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSDataSetTypeExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSDataSetTypeExportHelper.java
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.entitytype.id.EntityTypePermId;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.entitytype.id.IEntityTypeId;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.plugin.Plugin;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.property.fetchoptions.PropertyAssignmentFetchOptions;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public class XLSDataSetTypeExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     @Override
     public int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber)
+            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         assert permIds.size() == 1;
         final DataSetType dataSetType = getDataSetType(api, sessionToken, permIds.iterator().next());
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSExperimentExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSExperimentExportHelper.java
index 2eb2a90e9b565a1053d1c0bd9e5c2f751a07cff2..60adfc86fef8b2351aee07309651277d6f84a011 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSExperimentExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSExperimentExportHelper.java
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.experiment.Experiment;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.experiment.ExperimentType;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.experiment.fetchoptions.ExperimentFetchOptions;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.experiment.id.ExperimentPermId;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public class XLSExperimentExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     @Override
     public int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber)
+            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         final Collection<Experiment> experiments = getExperiments(api, sessionToken, permIds);
 
@@ -53,7 +54,9 @@ public class XLSExperimentExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
                                 experiment.getProject().getIdentifier().getIdentifier()));
 
                 final Map<String, String> properties = experiment.getProperties();
-                experimentValues.addAll(propertyCodes.stream().map(properties::get).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+                experimentValues.addAll(propertyCodes.stream()
+                        .map(getPropertiesMappingFunction(textFormatting, properties))
+                        .collect(Collectors.toList()));
                 
                 addRow(wb, rowNumber++, false, experimentValues.toArray(String[]::new));
             }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSExperimentTypeExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSExperimentTypeExportHelper.java
index 87a279e587fb42622dfda1ece3f53d0b85e82ec6..e7d40ccdfd800eccc7ba59237228427c50dd3e9b 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSExperimentTypeExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSExperimentTypeExportHelper.java
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.experiment.ExperimentType;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.experiment.fetchoptions.ExperimentTypeFetchOptions;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.plugin.Plugin;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.property.fetchoptions.PropertyAssignmentFetchOptions;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public class XLSExperimentTypeExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     @Override
     public int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber)
+            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         assert permIds.size() == 1;
         final ExperimentType experimentType = getExperimentType(api, sessionToken, permIds.iterator().next());
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSProjectExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSProjectExportHelper.java
index e97d7bcb206f71d8878c3c7327939b27a682179c..40b6e9b4db4b18e366a34d25a8f4802a102e47c9 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSProjectExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSProjectExportHelper.java
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.IApplicationServerApi;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.project.Project;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.project.fetchoptions.ProjectFetchOptions;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.project.id.ProjectPermId;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public class XLSProjectExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     @Override
     public int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber)
+            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         final Collection<Project> projects = getProjects(api, sessionToken, permIds);
 
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSampleExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSampleExportHelper.java
index d562ba2e7d2f539e0dfd2de740bcc4a58d3bfe8e..bf216a8faf9b76c1e43feb52f27e4f26547789fd 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSampleExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSampleExportHelper.java
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.sample.Sample;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.sample.SampleType;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.sample.fetchoptions.SampleFetchOptions;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.sample.id.SamplePermId;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public class XLSSampleExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     @Override
     public int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber)
+            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         final Collection<Sample> samples = getSamples(api, sessionToken, permIds);
 
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ public class XLSSampleExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
                                 sample.getExperiment().getIdentifier().getIdentifier(),
                                 "FALSE", parents, children));
 
-                sampleValues.addAll(propertyCodes.stream().map(sample.getProperties()::get)
+                final Map<String, String> properties = sample.getProperties();
+                sampleValues.addAll(propertyCodes.stream()
+                        .map(getPropertiesMappingFunction(textFormatting, properties))
                         .collect(Collectors.toList()));
                 
                 addRow(wb, rowNumber++, false, sampleValues.toArray(String[]::new));
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSampleTypeExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSampleTypeExportHelper.java
index d80e6e6b2a630fae2ae47dc4b4a5524e362ea70d..d8c33c75d23e78b13d4e81733e01ee854ae1d198 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSampleTypeExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSampleTypeExportHelper.java
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.plugin.Plugin;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.property.fetchoptions.PropertyAssignmentFetchOptions;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.sample.SampleType;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.sample.fetchoptions.SampleTypeFetchOptions;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public class XLSSampleTypeExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     @Override
     public int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber)
+            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         assert permIds.size() == 1;
         final SampleType sampleType = getSampleType(api, sessionToken, permIds.iterator().next());
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSpaceExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSpaceExportHelper.java
index 0944d69b4eba9a8dcf510f935dd5185a65f19316..30d4a62ebcc5e18fa57e51460b85deab95c8828c 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSpaceExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSSpaceExportHelper.java
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.IApplicationServerApi;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.space.Space;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.space.fetchoptions.SpaceFetchOptions;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.space.id.SpacePermId;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public class XLSSpaceExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     @Override
     public int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber)
+            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         final Collection<Space> spaces = getSpaces(api, sessionToken, permIds);
 
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSVocabularyExportHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSVocabularyExportHelper.java
index 4b6eb18d0acb2ec76d6dd9877903769ea51f860d..013368ec48211e9f2b7dbca48c497a34083d2e10 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSVocabularyExportHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/xls/export/helper/XLSVocabularyExportHelper.java
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.vocabulary.VocabularyTerm;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.vocabulary.fetchoptions.VocabularyFetchOptions;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.vocabulary.id.IVocabularyId;
 import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.asapi.v3.dto.vocabulary.id.VocabularyPermId;
+import ch.ethz.sis.openbis.generic.server.xls.export.XLSExport;
 
 public class XLSVocabularyExportHelper extends AbstractXLSExportHelper
 {
 
     @Override
     public int add(final IApplicationServerApi api, final String sessionToken, final Workbook wb,
-            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber)
+            final Collection<String> permIds, int rowNumber, final XLSExport.TextFormatting textFormatting)
     {
         assert permIds.size() == 1;
         final Vocabulary vocabulary = getVocabulary(api, sessionToken, permIds.iterator().next());
diff --git a/openbis_ng_ui/src/core-plugins/openbis-ng-ui/1/as/services/xls-export/xls-export.py b/openbis_ng_ui/src/core-plugins/openbis-ng-ui/1/as/services/xls-export/xls-export.py
index fee1122fe82b9943b45648a1aca443bae75073aa..f9f5b428a0b055bd296013ada67430f401c72888 100644
--- a/openbis_ng_ui/src/core-plugins/openbis-ng-ui/1/as/services/xls-export/xls-export.py
+++ b/openbis_ng_ui/src/core-plugins/openbis-ng-ui/1/as/services/xls-export/xls-export.py
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ def export(context, parameters):
                                 perm_id: permId of the exportable
                             }]
 
-                            export_referred: whether the referred entities should be exported as well
+                            export_referred: whether the referred vocabularies and sample properties should be exported as well
                         }
-        :return: Openbis's execute operations result string. It should contain report on what was created.
+        :return: Openbis's execute operations result string. Contains either the error message or the exported file name
+            in the session workspace.
     """
     try:
         file_name = parameters.get("file_name")
@@ -33,14 +34,14 @@ def export(context, parameters):
                                                        id.get("perm_id")),
                            parameters.get("ids", {}))
 
+        # export_properties = parameters.get("export_properties", None)
         session_token = context.getSessionToken()
         api = context.getApplicationService()
-        xls_export = XLSExport()
-        full_file_name = xls_export.export(file_name, api, session_token, vocabularies,
-                                  parameters.get("export_referred", False))
+        text_formatting = XLSExport.TextFormatting.valueOf(parameters.get("text_formatting"))
+        full_file_name = XLSExport.export(file_name, api, session_token, vocabularies,
+                                          parameters.get("export_referred"),
+                                          # export_properties,
+                                          text_formatting)
     except Exception as e:
         return {"status": "error", "message": str(e)}
-    return {
-        "status": "OK",
-        "result": full_file_name
-    }
+    return {"status": "OK", "result": full_file_name}