APAR status
Closed as Permanent restriction.
Error description
Special characters cannot be passed in HTML Item with Interactivity set to 'Yes'. Special characters like ampersand (&), greater or lower than (>, <) will cause the following error: --- HTML report output is not well formed. If your report uses "HTML Item" elements ensure that they result in well-formed HTML. Reason:XML Parsing Error: not well-formed --- This error occurs when the HTML Item content is either typed in or assigned by referencing a query or data item.
Local fix
Choose the alternate solution that is most convenient: (a) Set Interactivity to 'No' (Report property) (b) Avoid special characters that could confuse (c) Use special characters entity definition, more details can be found for example on w3.org (d) Use replace() function to convert special characters to entity definitions, for example: replace(Replace([Special characters];'&';'&');'<';'<')
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * None * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * "XML PARSING ERROR: NOT WELL-FORMED" FOR VALID HTML ITEM * * EXPRESSION WHEN INTERACTIVITY = YES * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
HTML needs to be properly formed and wrapped in tags. Special characters need to be escaped.
Temporary fix
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APAR Information
APAR number
PH33223
Reported component name
COG REPORT STUD
Reported component ID
5724W12RS
Reported release
B09
Status
CLOSED PRS
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2021-01-11
Closed date
2024-05-31
Last modified date
2024-05-31
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Fix information
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
31 May 2024