Special Characters In Po Long Text Attachments Causes PDF Po Generation Failure ' XDOException: java.lang.Exception: Error while generating PDF :null' (Doc ID 370162.1)

Last updated on APRIL 07, 2025

Applies to:

Symptoms

PO Output for Communication end in Error when PO has long text  attachment containing & (ampersand) or < (less than)
character.

The log file contains the following errors:

PoPrintingUtil.getBlobPDF(input,input) - After setting the i/o stream and output format
PoPrintingUtil.getBlobPDF(input,input) - Error while generating the PDForacle.apps.xdo.XDOException
genDoc() : Exceptionjava.lang.Exception: Error while generating PDF :null
java.lang.Exception: Error while generating PDF :null
java.lang.Exception: Error while generating PDF :null
at oracle.apps.po.communicate.PoGenerateDocument.genDoc(PoGenerateDocument.java:208 

When the same attachment text is copied to a short text attachment, the PO Output for Communication completes without error
Steps to reproduce

• Create a Purchase Order with an attachment To Supplier long text which contains character = & and > save and approve.
• Launch the PO output for Communication report
• Report Ended in error

Changes

Cause

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