Bug 121352 The data set binding property cannot be retrieved in report preview layout
In report preview page, the datasource/dataset property binding lists cannot be retrieved. The dataset binding can not work correctly in layout preview because it's value cannot get from the binding list. But in the data set edit page, the binding value can be got. You can refer to the attachment.
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/core/DesignElement.java
* <dt><strong>Element type </strong></dt>
 * <dd>Inheritance only works between elements of the same type. One could say
 * that a derived element inherits the element type of the parent element. More
 * precisely, both the parent and derived elements have a type, and the
 * semantics of the application require that the element types be the same. It
 * is an error to extend an element of a different type.</dd>
 * 
 * <dt><strong>User-defined properties </strong></dt>
 * <dd>The user can define a custom property. All derived elements also have
 * that property.</dd>
 * 
 * <dt><strong>Custom behavior </strong></dt>
 * <dd>The user can define custom behavior by associating the element with a
 * Java class. Derived elements inherit this behavior.</dd>
 * </dl>
 * <p>
 * 
 * Inheritance does <em>not</em>, however, apply to the following:
 * <p>
 * <ul>
 * <li><strong>Name </strong>. A derived element does not inherit the name of
 * the parent component. If it did, then there would be two elements with the
 * same name, violating the rules about element name uniqueness.</li>
 * 
 * <li><strong>Parent element </strong>. A derived element necessarily has a
 * distinct value for the "extends" property than does its parent.</li>
 * </ul>
 * <p>
 * 
 * Members and classes in the inheritance system include: