2517992 - WDA: Export to Excel creates a corrupt file

• The 'Export to excel' function of an ALV grid creates a corrupt .xlsx file that cannot be opened in Microsoft Excel.
• The error message is the following: "We found a problem with some content in 'export.XLSX'. Do you want us to try to recover as much as we can? If you trust the source of this workbook, click Yes."
  
  
  
• After clicking "Yes" there is another popup that describes an illegal .xml character:
  

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• Web Dynpro for ABAP
• SAP NetWeaver
• SAP Web Application Server for SAP S/4HANA all versions
• ABAP PLATFORM - Application Server ABAP

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