A xml export cannot be imported The message shown is Not a valid AE import file.
The xml file was modified with Notepad++ and did not meet xml standards. The & character was not provided properly.
Release : 12.3
Component : AUTOMATION ENGINE
The export file was modified displaying variable names like:
<component con="0" enc="0" type="2" value="&MDS_START_DATE_PLUS14#" xmlName="prompt_10"/>
<component con="0" enc="0" type="2" value="&MDS_CUTOFF_DATE#" xmlName="prompt_11"/>
The correct way to specify the & character in an xml file is:
<component con="0" enc="0" type="2" value="&MDS_START_DATE_PLUS14#" xmlName="prompt_10"/>
<component con="0" enc="0" type="2" value="&MDS_CUTOFF_DATE#" xmlName="prompt_11"/>