KB235187: "Syntax Error: Expected ')' in regular expression" error occurs when navigating between report and document using edit links in MicroStrategy Web 9.4.1

SUMMARY:
Users encounter the below error message when navigating between reports and documents using edit links defined on textboxes or grids.
 

Syntax Error: Expected ')' in regular expression

• Create a report and name it with a full width left or right parenthesis "（" or "）"
  
  

• Create a document and add a text box as below:
  
  

• Right-click on the textbox and select "Edit Links". In the edit link editor, select the report created at step 1 as target:
  
  

• Execute the document in Express mode and click the link. Once the target report has executed and is displayed, click the back button in the Strategy toolbar:
  
  

• Observe the error message:
  
  

 
CAUSE
This issue is caused by the use of a full width parenthesis in the report name.
 
ACTION
In order to prevent this error from occurring, change the report name to contain a (standard) half width parenthesis "(" or ")".
This issue has been addressed with Strategy Web 10.1.
 
The internal Strategy reference number for this issue is 1013844.