Report resource scripts in chart

Hello! 
 
I have included javascript file(s) in report via Report - Resources - Javascript Files. Scripts contained in the file can be used and work ok in all places except in chart script. When I switch to chart's script tab and try to use scripts in the file(s) I get following error: 
 
+ ReferenceError: "getPeriodIndex" is not defined. at line x of chart script:'' 
 
Is it so that resource scripts can't be used in chart or am I just missing something obvious? I could copy scripts in the chart script to make them work but that leads to copy-paste-update syndrom.. 
 
Thanks in advance, 
Kalle

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mwilliams

It looks like this is a bug. Please log it at http://www.birt-exchange.org/org/resources/bug-reporting/.

I was shown a workaround that should work for you for now.

var tt = icsc.getExternalContext().getScriptable().evaluate("getMyValue();");

Where getMyValue is the function in the external js file. This should allow you access to the external javascript file. Let me know if you have issues.

kallem

Thanks Michael! The workaround works nicely after I figured out how to pass parameters. First I got ReferenceErrors from parameters I passed but after trying I found out that setGlobalVariable does the trick e.g. 
 
<pre class='_prettyXprint _lang-auto _linenums:0'>icsc.getExternalContext().getScriptable().setGlobalVariable("Name", param);</pre>
I logged bug <a class='bbc_url' href='https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=326885'>#326885</a> about the script reference problem. 
 
- Kalle