Symptom
Catalog import fails with Extensible Markup Language (XML) parsing exception, java.io.IOException: Illegal XML character:  on line xxxx.
Inspecting the lines, xxxx, in Textpad or Microsoft Excel does not show any characters.
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Environment
SAP Ariba Catalogs
Product
SAP Ariba Procurement, cloud edition all versions
Keywords
Illegal XML character catalog import error, Catalog, new version, update, file, special character, notepad ++, xml, validation, error , KBA , BNS-ARI-CM , Catalog Management , BNS-ARI-CM-PUB , Catalog Publishing , Problem
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