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EBS BIP : Leading Spaces In Excel Output From EBS Using BI Publisher With An Rtf From Windows 365 (Doc ID 2909374.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Applies to:

BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) - Version 12.2 to 12.2 [Release 12.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

ACTUAL BEHAVIOR
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When running BI Publisher RTF Report the leading spaces displayed in Excel output. Also a non printable character ASCII 49824 is being added to the text.
This makes the numbers invalid for calculations in Excel. 

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
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There should not be any extra spaces added in the RTF report output

STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Login to EBS Applications
2. Navigate to specific responsibility
3. Submit a new request for respective BI Publisher report
4. View the output for space issues 

Changes

Used Word 365 with Oracle Analytics Publisher 12.2.5.5 plugin after new laptop with Windows 365. 

Cause

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