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1837142 - Error “org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Character reference "&#26" is an invalid XML character.” when exploring Information Space that contains special characher in Explorer 4.0

Symptom

  • Info Spaces which contain special character cannot be explored and the error “An invalid XML character (Unicode: 0x{2}) was found in the value of attribute "{1}" and element is "1a".” “org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Character reference "&#26" is an invalid XML character.” will appear
  • Some char such as &#26 ( control + z displayed as a right arrow)  can't be displayed and thrown an exception error
  • The issue is with the special character "arrow" used in the data, any other special characters are working fine
  • The same data with the special character "arrow" is working fine within Web Intelligence reports > The "arrow" will turns into a small square
  • The same data with the special character "arrow" is working fine within BO 3.1 version. Problem only within BI 4.0 version


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Environment

  • SAP BusinessObjects Explorer 4.0
  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer 4.0 ; SAP BusinessObjects Explorer 4.0, feature pack 3

Keywords

KBA , BI-RA-EXP , Obsolete: Polestar, Explorer , Problem

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