TXT files transform # into special characters affecting outbound interface

[Former Member]

Hi SAP experts,

Can anybody try to help with a very complex issue in FB03 documents?

In SAP the documents shows Line Item Text with a simple description, for example:

LINE ITEM TEXT: VENDOR US#34 INVOICE

When the job scheduling team runs an interface that gathers all the FB03 documents to be sent to another legacy, it generates very big TXT files of accounting documents.

When you open the TXT file, the text :

VENDOR US#34 INVOICE

is transformed into :

VENDOR USÂ@^34 INVOICE

Which means # is transformed into special characters making failure in the load in the Legacy.

This happens only in some documents when FB03 text contains # - ´ ##

Can anybody shed any light as to why TXT transforms the original text into special characters?

Regards

Rogerio

[Former Member]

SAP investigating