KB78615311: Automation Engine - Make plate on CDI: java.lang.Exception: character [] not allowed in name

Summary

Task errors out when using the Make Plate on CDI ticket.

Symptoms

With the Make Plate on CDI ticket, the task fails as the path to the file contains an "&" character. The log file of the task states: "java.lang.Exception: character & not allowed in name.". This character was in the pathname of the file.

Solution

Some characters aren't allowed in XML: &, >, <, %, ", '

So, these should be avoided in filenames and pathnames as the JDF submitted to the CDI uses XML.

For more information on special characters: 

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  KB176887354: Automation Engine - Special characteres on JDF or XML values