Index: /trunk/grails-app/services/InventoryCsvService.groovy
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--- /trunk/grails-app/services/InventoryCsvService.groovy	(revision 426)
+++ /trunk/grails-app/services/InventoryCsvService.groovy	(revision 427)
@@ -374,7 +374,11 @@
                 inventoryParams.averageDeliveryPeriod = averageDeliveryPeriodInstance
 
-                // Format remaining properties.
+                // Name.
+                // Checked above for blank string.
                 inventoryParams.name = WordUtils.capitalize(inventoryParams.name)
-                inventoryParams.description = inventoryParams.description[0].toUpperCase() + inventoryParams.description[1..-1]
+
+                // Description.
+                if(inventoryParams.description != '')
+                    inventoryParams.description = inventoryParams.description[0].toUpperCase() + inventoryParams.description[1..-1]
 
                 // Debug
