Adding an emoticon to a Test Step causes the Document Generator export to hang when exporting from a Test Execution

Description

Adding emoticon (s) to a Test Step causes the Document Generator export to hang when exporting from a Test Execution.

How to reproduce

1. Create a new Test and add a Test Step
2. In the Test Step, enter some text and include an emoticon

1. Associate the Test with a new Test Execution.
2. Open the Document Generator and select the desired template
3. Attempt to generate the document
4. Observe that the export process hangs
5. Return to the Test and remove the emoticon from the Test Step
6. Refresh the Test Execution
7. Attempt to export the document again

• Observe that the export completes successfully

Actual result/Attachments

When a Test Step contains an emoticon, the Document Generator export hangs and does not complete when triggered from a Test Execution

Expected result

The Document Generator export should complete successfully, even if a Test Step contains emoticons or special characters

Version

• 8.1.1

Workaround