There are 5 pre-defined entity references in XML:
| Escaped Entity Reference | User Visible XML character | Description |
|---|---|---|
| < | < | less than |
| > | > | greater than |
| & | & | ampersand |
| ' | ‘ | apostrophe |
| " | “ | quotation mark |
Before you use the Web Admin > Metadata Editor > Import from XML function or if you are live editing the zoom/conf/metadataspecs.xml file. please ensure the above XML characters are replaced by their escaped entity reference.
Once you have imported the files, please check the values in the Metadata Editor. Due to a known issue, after the metadata specs are imported, Zoom might double escape the XML entities, such that the value in the XML specs would change from: Text1 & Text2 to Text1 &amp; Text2. If that happens, please manually edit the string using the field value editor:
