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Monotype Fonts are replaced by "?" In Report Output After Fusion 24A Upgrade (Doc ID 3005527.1)

Last updated on JUNE 12, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Fusion Product Development Cloud Service - Version 11.13.24.01.0 and later
Oracle Fusion Procurement Contracts Cloud Service - Version 11.13.24.01.0 and later
Oracle Fusion General Ledger Cloud Service - Version 11.13.24.01.0 and later
Oracle Fusion Workforce Compensation Cloud Service - Version 11.13.24.01.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

After 24A upgrade, BIP Report output that contains special characters like '$','_','-' are getting replaced by '?'. This also happens for Fonts having special characters like Japanese, where most of the font is replaced by '?'.

STEPS

  1. Login to Fusion cloud service
  2. Navigate to Tools > Report & Analytics
  3. Click Browse Catalog
  4. Navigate to the Analytics Publisher report that uses special font or special characters
  5. Run the Report
  6. In the output '?' has replaced all special characters and fonts

 

Changes

In 24A, Open-source fonts used by BIP earlier are being replaced by the Monotype fonts.
More details available here : Monotype to Open Source

Cause

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