The repository2xml feature specifies a separator character, which functions to separate a property name from the name of its item descriptor. By default, this separator character is . (dot). The default separator character may not work for you if, for example, you use composite repository IDs that also use the . (dot) character to separate elements of the repository ID. You can specify a different separator character in the propertyElementNameSeparator property of the /atg/repository/xml/RepositoryXMLTools component.