Bug 176436 Charts Imported from Libraries do not update when libraries change
During a live presentation of BIRT at EclipseCon, we came across a rather embarassing issue. When charts are included in a library, and imported into a report design from a library, any changes to the library instance of the chart do not reflect in the report itself.
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/api/DesignElementHandle.java
/**
	 * Pastes a report item to this property. The item must be newly created and
	 * not yet added to the design.
	 * 
	 * @param propName
	 *            name of the property where the content to insert
	 * @param content
	 *            the newly created element handle
	 * @return a list containing all errors for the pasted element
	 * @throws SemanticException
	 *             if the element is not allowed to paste
	 */
	public List paste( String propName, DesignElementHandle content )
			throws SemanticException
	{
		if ( content == null )
			return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
		add( propName, content );
		return checkPostPasteErrors( content.getElement( ) );
	}
	/**
	 * Pastes a report item to this property. The item must be newly created and
	 * not yet added to the design.
	 * 
	 * @param propName
	 *            name of the property where the content to insert
	 * @param content
	 *            the newly created element
	 * @return a list containing all errors for the pasted element
	 * @throws SemanticException