The character string & is not a valid XML tag for the IDoc type
Message type: E = Error
Message class: EA - IDoc Basis Messages
Message number: 718
Message text: The character string & is not a valid XML tag for the IDoc type
What causes this issue?
The character string '&v1&' could not be interpreted as a tag. A tag
was expected '<XYZ>' or '</XYZ>', where XYZ is the
<DS:GLOS.3526B594AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>IDoc type</>. The tag '<XYZ>'
must follow after the prolog and the optional DTD declaration, and the
IDoc data and tag ' </XYZ>' must be at the end.
System Response
The file cannot be processed.
How to fix this error?
Correct file &v2&.
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