Bug 119566 Support template items in page header/footer
Currently you can't create template report items inside a page header/footer. This should be fixed.
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/core/DesignElement.java
/**
	 * Clears the local value of the property. See <code>setProperty( )</code>
	 * for details. This is equivalent to calling
	 * <code>setProperty( propName, null )</code>.
	 * <p>
	 * Part of: Property value system.
	 * 
	 * @param propName
	 *            The name of the property to set. Must be valid. Can be a
	 *            system-defined or user-defined property name.
	 */
	public void clearProperty( String propName )
	{
		setProperty( propName, null );
	}
	/**
	 * Returns the definition object for this element.
	 * <p>
	 * Part of: Meta data system.
	 * 
	 * @return The element definition. Will always be non-null in a valid build.
	 */
	public IElementDefn getDefn( )
	{
		if ( cachedDefn == null )
		{
			cachedDefn = MetaDataDictionary.getInstance( ).getElement(
					getElementName( ) );
			assert cachedDefn != null;
		}