diff --git a/backend/extractionSteps/JobStepBase.py b/backend/extractionSteps/JobStepBase.py
index 5231cbf..0b94f05 100644
--- a/backend/extractionSteps/JobStepBase.py
+++ b/backend/extractionSteps/JobStepBase.py
@@ -49,31 +49,39 @@ def reportData(
             return
 
         rawDataHeaders = list(list(controllerData.values())[0][self.componentType].values())[0][jobStepName][metricFolder].keys()
-        writeUncoloredRow(rawDataSheet, 1, ["controller", "application", *rawDataHeaders])
+        headers = ["controller", "application"] + (["description"] if self.componentType == "apm" else []) + list(rawDataHeaders)
+
+        writeUncoloredRow(rawDataSheet, 1, headers)
 
         # Write Data
         rowIdx = 2
         for host, hostInfo in controllerData.items():
             for application in hostInfo[self.componentType].values():
                 if colorRows:
+                    data = [
+                        ( hostInfo["controller"].host, None),
+                        ( application["name"], None),
+                        *[application[jobStepName][metricFolder][header] for header in rawDataHeaders]
+                    ]
+                    if self.componentType == "apm":
+                        data.insert(2, ( application["description"], None))
                     writeColoredRow(
                         rawDataSheet,
                         rowIdx,
-                        [
-                            (hostInfo["controller"].host, None),
-                            (application["name"], None),
-                            *[application[jobStepName][metricFolder][header] for header in rawDataHeaders],
-                        ],
+                        data
                     )
                 else:
+                    data = [
+                        hostInfo["controller"].host,
+                        application["name"],
+                        *[application[jobStepName][metricFolder][header] for header in rawDataHeaders]
+                    ]
+                    if self.componentType == "apm":
+                        data.insert(2, application["description"])
                     writeUncoloredRow(
                         rawDataSheet,
                         rowIdx,
-                        [
-                            hostInfo["controller"].host,
-                            application["name"],
-                            *[application[jobStepName][metricFolder][header] for header in rawDataHeaders],
-                        ],
+                        data
                     )
                 rowIdx += 1
 
diff --git a/backend/output/presentations/cxPptFsoUseCases.py b/backend/output/presentations/cxPptFsoUseCases.py
index 018f139..33d174d 100644
--- a/backend/output/presentations/cxPptFsoUseCases.py
+++ b/backend/output/presentations/cxPptFsoUseCases.py
@@ -62,8 +62,12 @@ class ExcelSheets(object):
     def __init__(self, directory: str, filenames: tuple):
         self.workbooks = {}
         for filename in filenames:
-            full_path = os.path.join(directory, filename)
-            self.workbooks[filename] = pd.read_excel(full_path, sheet_name=None)
+            try:
+                full_path = os.path.join(directory, filename)
+                self.workbooks[filename] = pd.read_excel(full_path, sheet_name=None)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logging.warning(f"Not able to load workbook {filename}")
+                logging.warning(f"Was it generated to begin with? Ignoring.")
 
     def findSheetByHeader(self, header_name):
         result = []
@@ -539,8 +543,6 @@ def createCxHamUseCasePpt(folder: str):
                              f"{file_prefix}-Synthetics.xlsx"
                          ))
 
-    assert len(excels.getWorkBooks()) == 11
-
     # currently only 1st controller in the job file is examined.
     controller = getValuesInColumn(apm_wb["Analysis"], "controller")[0]
 
diff --git a/backend/output/reports/MaturityAssessmentReport.py b/backend/output/reports/MaturityAssessmentReport.py
index 2385311..55a256f 100644
--- a/backend/output/reports/MaturityAssessmentReport.py
+++ b/backend/output/reports/MaturityAssessmentReport.py
@@ -26,30 +26,41 @@ def createWorkbook(self, jobs, controllerData, jobFileName):
                 jobNameCols.append(name if not name.startswith("OverallAssessment") else "OverallAssessment")
                 jobStep.reportData(workbook, controllerData, name)
 
+            data_header = [
+                "controller",
+                "componentType",
+                "name",
+                *jobNameCols,
+            ]
+
+            if reportType == "apm": # add desc header after name
+                data_header.insert(3, "description")
+
             # Write Headers
             writeUncoloredRow(
                 analysisSheet,
                 1,
-                [
-                    "controller",
-                    "componentType",
-                    "name",
-                    *jobNameCols,
-                ],
+                data_header
             )
 
             rowIdx = 2
             for host, hostInfo in controllerData.items():
                 for component in hostInfo[reportType].values():
+
+                    data_row = [
+                        (hostInfo["controller"].host, None),
+                        (reportType, None),
+                        (component["name"], None),
+                        *[component[jobStep]["computed"] for jobStep in [type(jobStep).__name__ for jobStep in filteredJobs]],
+                    ]
+
+                    if reportType == "apm": # add desc after name
+                        data_row.insert(3, (component["description"], None))
+
                     writeColoredRow(
                         analysisSheet,
                         rowIdx,
-                        [
-                            (hostInfo["controller"].host, None),
-                            (reportType, None),
-                            (component["name"], None),
-                            *[component[jobStep]["computed"] for jobStep in [type(jobStep).__name__ for jobStep in filteredJobs]],
-                        ],
+                        data_row
                     )
                     rowIdx += 1