Overview

When users add the & symbol in field captions, it is displayed as its HTML entity & instead of the intended &.

Example:

'Collection Date & Time' appears as 'Collection Date & Time'.

Root Cause

This issue occurs because OpenSpecimen automatically converts special characters like & into their HTML equivalent (&). This is a security feature implemented in bug fix OPSMN-6624 to prevent data loss or security risks. Since the & symbol is configured through JavaScript and JSON, the system cannot determine whether it is safe, so it encodes it by default.

Resolution

To ensure correct display, replace & with "and" in field captions.

Changes:

• Use: 'Collection Date and Time' instead of 'Collection Date & Time'

• Use: 'Received Date and Time' instead of 'Received Date & Time'