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
* 
	 * @return the element ID
	 * @see ModuleHandle#getElementByID
	 * @see org.eclipse.birt.report.model.metadata.MetaDataDictionary#enableElementID
	 */
	public long getID( )
	{
		return getElement( ).getID( );
	}
	/**
	 * Returns the element factory for creating new report elements. After
	 * creating the element, add it to the design by calling the the
	 * <code>{@link SlotHandle#add( DesignElementHandle ) add}</code> method
	 * of the slot handle that represents the point in the design where the new
	 * element should appear.
	 * 
	 * @return a handle to the new element.
	 * @see SlotHandle
	 */
	public ElementFactory getElementFactory( )
	{
		return new ElementFactory( module );
	}
	/**
	 * Returns a property handle for a top-level property. A top-level property
	 * is a property that defines on an element.
	 * 
	 * @param propName
	 *            the name of the property to get
	 * @return The property handle, or <code>null</code> if the no property