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Report Preview In BI Publisher Desktop Fails With Error "XML-20108: (Fatal Error) Start of root element expected" (Doc ID 2752030.1)

Last updated on APRIL 17, 2023

Applies to:

BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) - Version 12.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

One of the particular report preview in BI Publisher desktop is failing with error.

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XML-20108: (Fatal Error) Start of root element expected.
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Same report is working fine, from BI Publisher Template Viewer and in BIP Server

Changes

 

Cause

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