3802142 - SAP IBP: Templates Saved with Version 2608 Fail to Open in IBP Add-In 2508 or Lower

• When opening the template via New View, the following message is displayed: "An unexpected error occurred. If the error persists, contact your administrator with a detailed description of the steps that led to the error. Also include the information found in the log (in the "About" group of the SAP IBP ribbon, select "Help", then "Log..." and copy the entire text shown in the text box)."
• When opening the template via Template admin, a blank planning view is presented.
  • IBP log excerpts:
    • "No report exists"
    • "'EndElement' 'ReportOptions' from namespace '' is not expected. Expecting element '_displayDimensionNames | _keepFormulaAfterRefresh | _overrideEmptyValue | _repeatColumnHeaders | _repeatRowHeaders | _showDataComments | _stringEmptyCellValueReplacement | _x003C_DesactivateSheetOptionsInheritance_x003E_k__BackingField'"
    • "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

• SAP Integrated Business Planning
• SAP IBP, add-in for Microsoft Excel: 2502; 2505; 2508

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