Special characters

This table describes considerations for special characters in Optiva.

Character Do not use in... Consideration
Ampersand (&) Optiva and XML Export Do not use in Workflow input for reports.
Angle brackets (<>) Object keys
Apostrophe or single quotation marks (‘) Object keys
Backslash (\) Object keys The backslash is used to delimit a two part key. It cannot be interpreted by Optiva if it is used as part of the key’s value.
Equal Sign (=) Object keys
Parentheses () Object keys
Pipe (|) Object keys

The pipe is used to delimit a two part key for extended keyed attributes. It cannot be interpreted by Optiva if it is used as part of the key’s value.

Double quotation marks (“) Object keys
Semi colon (;) Object keys