3069192 - HTML entity & is not saving inside the URL of notifications - Onboarding 1.0

An ampersand (sometimes referred to as the "and" symbol) is a special character ("&") that requires special coding when being used on a website or blog.

To display the ampersand symbol, you can use either the HTML entity number or the entity name.

However, HTML entity & is not saving inside the URL of notifications in Onboarding 1.0

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SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding 1.0

1. Navigate to Onboarding > Notifications
2. Select the desired notification and click on Email button
3. Double click on the link you want to add the HTML entity &
4. Add the entity as, for example as follow:
   
   
   
   
   
5. After that, click OK and Submit the changes
6. Then, double click on the same link again to check: you will see that HTML entity & will not show in the URL.

If you click in the Show Source button, you'll noticed that the entity has been saved successfully:

This is expected behavior. The entity doesn't show as part of the link. It will only appear once you view the source code of the notification.

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