Custom report layout, works in BI Publ. Desktop preview, not in apex

Hi
I've usually haven't had any problems using custom RTF-files made with BI Publ. Desktop, but here goes: I've had a problem with this one template in different apex-installs and different versions; never got it working.
The funny thing is; when I create a Report Query through apex, XML is generated for download. I then load this XML as sample data in BI Publ. desktop (MS-Word), and make my report. I then preview the file as PDF - and this works like a charm.
The query is also very simple.
However, when I try to access the report through Apex: I just get an empty .pdf-file.
Any tips/suggestions?
Best regards,
Vidar
Message was edited by:
Vidar
Solution found: template contained a %-character, replaced it with %25 (which is rendered as a % by BI Publisher). This is a reported bug.

Thanks Dimitri,
just incase someone else didn't see my edit of original post:
"Solution found: template contained a %-character, replaced it with %25 (which is rendered as a % by BI Publisher). This is a reported bug."
So the data was OK, but the template wasn't.
Cheers,
Vidar

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