Workaround for the error while running ExtendedUnitsUtility to add a new unit.

When you run the ExtendedUnitsUtility.exe to add a new unit, if you receive the error ‘The system cannot find the file specified’, you can apply the workaround given below.

Description:
When you run the command(s) below to add a new unit,

cd Install_Drive:\Program Files (x86)\BIOVIA\Vault Administration\ExtendedUnitsUtility

ExtendedUnitsUtility.exe -u domain\username -p password -s servername -f ExtendeUnits1.xml
OR
ExtendedUnitsUtility.exe -u domain\username -p password -s servername -dump Unitdump.xml

You may receive the error given below if the administrator account password contains special characters.

ERROR: The system cannot find the file specified

You can apply the workaround(s) given below, 

Workaround 1:
Use a different global administrator account with no special characters in the password to run the command and verify you can run it successfully to add the new unit.

Workaround 2:
Refer to the info that is documented on page 93 of the BIOVIA_VaultServer_2022_InstallationGuide, to use escape sequence depending on the character used in the password. Given below is the info from the BIOVIA_VaultServer_2022_InstallationGuide

Notes:
If the password uses any of the special characters identified in the following table, represent them in your command by using the corresponding escape sequence:
Special character Escape sequence
blank space " "
double quote (") """
single quote (') ^'
carat (^) ^^
ampersand (&) ^&
open angle bracket (<) ^<
closed angle bracket (>) ^>
pipe (|) ^|