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While storing string literal value "&" symbol always replaced with "&". Even in case special character references like 
 Steps to reproduce: - create Synchronous Sample - open bpel mapper for assign - add string literal - type into string literal "Test multiline 
 string literal value" - go to the source - see : "Test multiline 
 string literal value"
There is a workaround - go to the source and manually add special character refrences like