KB249700: Edit links hyperlinks set to Answer dynamically will replace leading spaces in attribute elements with nbsp; in MicroStrategy Web

SYMPTOM:
In Strategy Web 10.0, users can use Edit Links in a Report Services Document to navigate to another report or document and answer prompts on the target object dynamically, depending on the element clicked on to execute the link. However, if the element starts with a leading space character, when linking, the space is replaced with “nbsp;” in the target. Thus, the target report prompt will not match any answers and the report will show:

"No data returned for this view. This might be because the applied filter excludes all data".

After clicking on the Edit Link to navigate to the target, the space character is lost and the prompt is answered with an incorrect element, causing no data to be returned:

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1. Insert into the database an attribute element that starts with a space. 
2. Create a prompted report with this attribute.
3. Create a document with this prompted report. 
4. Set an Edit Links hyperlink on the attribute to the prompted report creatd in step 2.
5. Set the prompt answering mode to "Answer dynamically."
6. Run the document and click on an attribute element that does not start with a space, and it will pass the answer to the prompt correctly.
7. Return to the document and click on the attribute element that starts with a space.
8. In the target report window the message "No data returned for this view. This might be because the applied filter excludes all data" appears. And in the filter details, the space has been replaced with "nbsp;".

CAUSE:
This is an identified defect in Strategy Web 10.0.
ACTION:
This issue has been addressed in Strategy version 10.1. Please upgrade to take advantage of the fix.
WORKAROUND:
This issue does not occur when using URL API. For more information on passing prompt answers refer to tech note KB45965 .