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 "" is an invalid XML character.” will appear
- Some char such as  ( 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
Read more...
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
About this page
This is a preview of a SAP Knowledge Base Article. Click more to access the full version on SAP for Me (Login required).Search for additional results
Visit SAP Support Portal's SAP Notes and KBA Search.