Bug 122687 Libraries dont appear to allow background colors on tables to be used
If I create a table and set the background color to blue in my library and then drag the table from the library to the report the background color does not go with it.
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/core/DesignElement.java
Object value = getProperty( module, propName );
		if ( value == null )
			return null;
		if ( value instanceof BigDecimal )
			return (BigDecimal) value;
		ElementPropertyDefn prop = getPropertyDefn( propName );
		PropertyType type = MetaDataDictionary.getInstance( ).getPropertyType(
				prop.getTypeCode( ) );
		return type.toNumber( module, value );
	}
	/**
	 * Applies a design visitor. The derived element calls the corresponding
	 * visitMumble( ) method in the visitor. The visitor allows an algorithm to
	 * be implemented in a single visitor class, rather than all across the
	 * element inheritance hierarchy.
	 * 
	 * @param visitor
	 *            The visitor to apply.
	 */
	public abstract void apply( ElementVisitor visitor );
	/**
	 * Gets a property converted to a string value.
	 * 
	 * @param module
	 *            the module
	 * @param propName
	 *            The name of the property to get.
	 * @return The property value as a string.
	 */
	public String getStringProperty( Module module, String propName )