Character is converting as Number in XML EXCEL Output

Hi Every One
I created the RDF Report and i registered as concurrent program Output Type is "XML" when i ran XML Report in PDF output Part number is coming as it is in Data base for Example "0998893745"
But When i ran Same Report with Output of EXCEL Part number is Automatically changing to Number it's Truncating the First "ZERO" Means that it giving "998893745" Instead of "0998893745"
Kindly Help Me to Get the Part number as it is there in Data Base "09988937450" In XML EXCEL output
Regards
Sandeep.Y

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