2287432 - Invalid content of field when importing data to Job Profiles

When trying to import data to Job Profile (e.g. longDescriptions, shortDescriptions, header) and the value being imported contains a special character, the import fails with one of the following error codes:

“1. Invalid content of field [???JOBPROFILE_LOCALIZED_DATA_desc???]: The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference. => line[#], col[#]”

“1. Invalid content of field [???JOBPROFILE_LOCALIZED_DATA_desc???]: The content of elements must consist of well-formed character data or markup. => line[#], col[#]”

SAP SuccessFactors Job Profile Builder

JPB, JDM 2.0, MDF, Import, special characters, Invalid content of field, ampersand, greater than, less than, character, The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference, The content of elements must consist of well-formed character data or markup.   , KBA , LOD-SF-TIH-JPB , Job Profile Builder , Problem