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
public Object getProperty( Module module, ElementPropertyDefn prop )
	{
		Object value = getPropertyExceptRomDefault( module, prop );
		if ( value != null )
			return value;
		return prop.getDefault( );
	}
	/**
	 * Gets a property value given its definition. This version does the
	 * property search with style reference, extends reference and containment.
	 * The default value style property defined in session is also searched, but
	 * the default value defined in ROM will not be returned.
	 * 
	 * @param module
	 *            the module
	 * @param prop
	 *            definition of the property to get
	 * @return The property value, or null if no value is set.
	 */
	public Object getPropertyExceptRomDefault( Module module,
			ElementPropertyDefn prop )
	{
		if ( prop.isIntrinsic( ) )
		{
			
			Object value = getIntrinsicProperty( prop.getName( ) );
			if ( value != null )
				return value;
			return null;
		}