WDF 2560045 – Branch Inventory in Warehouse report does not display when Item Description contains special characters

WDF 2560045 – Branch Inventory in Warehouse report does not display when Item Description contains special characters

Symptom

The Branch Inventory in Warehouse report does not display when the Item Description contains special characters such as &, >, <, and other XML-reserved characters.

Reproducing the Issue
Prerequisites

You are using Intercompany Integration Solution version 56.0 or lower.

Scenario

1. Create or update an Item Master with an Item Description containing special characters (for example, &, >, <).
2. Open the Branch Inventory in Warehouse report.
3. Generate the report for the item.
4. Observe that the report is not displayed.

Expected Result

The Branch Inventory in Warehouse report is generated and displayed correctly, regardless of special characters in the Item Description.

Actual Result

The report fails to display when the Item Description contains special characters such as &, >, <, and other XML-reserved characters.

Workaround:

The attached zip file is to be imported via BizStore Import in Control Center.

1. From your existing environment, take a backup of the "com.cxs.b1i.ipo" file as per the backup process below:   
To take the backup of the ipo file, perform the following steps:
  1. Log in to Integration Framework 2.0.
  2. Go to Tools -->Control Center --> Maintenance -->BizStore Export.
  3. In Exporting Content from BizStore, select the selection criteria. Select the Dataset button.
  4. In Choose Dataset, choose Value "com.cxs.b1i.ipo" and then press the Submit button.
  5. Save the file in the relevant folder.
2. Perform the following steps to import the IPO file:
  1. Log in to Integration Framework 2.0.
  2. Go to Control Center --> Maintenance -->BizStore Import.
  3. In Importing Content to BizStore, In the Selection Criteria. In the Choose Archive, select the Choose File button. 
  4. Select the IPO file "com.cxs.b1i.ipo.zip".
  5. Select the checkbox Assume File System-Friendly Naming and then Submit.
Solution

The issue described above will be incorporated in Intercompany Integration Solutions version 57 and higher versions.

Product
Product or Product Version
B1 INTERCOMPANY INTEGRATION
SAP B1 10.0 FOR SAP HANA
SAP B1 9.3 FOR SAP HANA
SAP BUSINESS ONE 10.0
SAP BUSINESS ONE 9.3