Cannot drag and drop data set

I have Eclipse Platform: Version: 3.7.2, Build id: M20120208-0800, i took a data set from another report and pasted it into a new report. I then attempted to drag / insert it into my report; however, it doesn't work it doesn't appear. I am not sure why or if that the report I used the data set was written in an earlier version of BIRT.

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Clement Wong

Generally, you should be able to take an empty design from an earlier version, copy the Data Source(s) and the Data Set(s) from the first design and paste it into the second design. Then, in your second design, drag the Data Set into your layout, and preview it.

This should work for basic Data Source(s)/Data Set(s). However, suppose the Data Set(s) contain parameters and in the second design, you did not include add them. Then, your second design will not run until you add in the corresponding parameters. Are you getting an error message? What type of Data Source is the original design? Is there anything special about the Data Source(s) or the Data Set(s) in the first design?

Will you be able to post the original design so that we can see the overall structure of the report? If it contains sensitive database or environment info, then please change the values before attaching.

If you report design is not complicated, you can make a copy and then delete the Layout elements to use as your second copy.

JBevans

Clement Wong

Thanks for attaching your report. Can you please add any description to the report that you included? Is this the original report or the second version of the report? 
 
If it's the original report, then I wasn't able to run it. I encountered the following error: 
 
<pre class='_prettyXprint _lang-auto _linenums:0'>Caused by: org.eclipse.birt.data.engine.core.DataException: Column binding "invoicedcost" has referred to a data set column "invoicedcost" which does not exist.</pre>
 
Then I looked at the cause of this, and in the overall table (Element ID 3515), the binding is tied to the Data Set named "Datamart" and there are 5 Data Column Bindings: 
- allocateddate 
- completeddate 
- description 
- primaryfilenumber 
- invoicedcost 
 
In the Data Explorer, I see for "Datamart" that you have the following output columns: 
- description 
- primaryfilenumber 
- allocateddate 
- completeddate 
- tasktypedescription 
 
What behavior or error, are you seeing on your end?