Sometimes when openning a correctly edited and saved jxml, ireport throw exception: Error loading the report template: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: cvc-enumeration-valid: Value 'null' is not facet-valid with respect to enumeration '[Left, Center, Right, Justified]'. It must be a value from the enumeration. Root: in edit mode, ireport tool DOES allow a "null" value for a set of position attributs and fields, while in openning mode, it DOES NOT! Solution: 1. opend jxml in ultra edit or note tool.. 2. find positionType="null", replace it with positionType="Float" or else valid values suggested by the exception message 3. find textPosition="null", replace it with "Center" or else valid valudes suggested by the exception message 4. save and reload in iReport. Leo