Error message when you use SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services or SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services to generate HTML reports in Microsoft Operations Manager 2005: "There is an error in XML document" (915785)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, when used with:
    • Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
  • Microsoft System Center Reporting Manager 2006 English (United States)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (all editions)

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services or SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services to generate HTML reports in Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005, some reports may generate an error message that is similar to the following:
There is an error in XML document (line, position). ' ', hexadecimal value 0x01, is an invalid character. Line, position position.
This symptom only occurs if the report uses one of the following columns as a parameter:
  • SC_ComputerDimension_View
    Computer Name
    Domain Name
  • SC_CounterDetailDimension_View
    Object Name
    Instance Name
    Counter Name

CAUSE

This problem occurs because a nonprintable character is populated into a user-defined parameter in the report.

RESOLUTION

Update information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

DownloadDownload the 915785 package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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File information

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Momrunscript.exe5.0.2911.0124,92823-Feb-200621:25
Q915785.sqlNot Applicable5,70008-Mar-200620:04
Note This hotfix must be installed on the Reporting Database server instead of on the MOM 2005 Database server.

WORKAROUND

For more information about how to work around this problem, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

914159 Error message when you try to browse a report in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services: "The input XML is not well-formed"

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/26/2006
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbHotfixServer kbExpertiseAdvanced kbSqlClient kbsql2005rs kbXML kbQFE kbpubtypekc KB915785 kbAudITPRO