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    SIS loader fails with "The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference"

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    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Alma

    Problem Symptoms:
    In the Job Report for the Users SYNCHRONIZE using profile Student Information System job get error "The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference" and the job fails to load any records.

    Cause:
    The user file contains a" &."

    Resolution:
    Check the user file for an ampersand and replace it with its XML entity equivalent &.

    Category: User Management - Alma

    Subject: Integrations


    • Article last edited: 5/29/2014
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