for ( i=0; i     {
      var cdt = icsc.getExternalContext().getScriptable().getParameterValue("myDtParm");
      
      var yr = list[i].fieldDifference( cdt, Calendar.YEAR );
      var mn = list[i].fieldDifference( cdt, Calendar.MONTH );
      var dy = list[i].fieldDifference( cdt, Calendar.DATE );
      if( yr == 0 && mn == 0 && dy == 0){
       intcountformaker = i;
      }
     }

reportContext.setPersistentGlobalVariable("DOvar", row["DO"]);
reportContext.setPersistentGlobalVariable("DIvar", row["DI"]);
reportContext.setPersistentGlobalVariable("cptvar", row["cpt"]);

importPackage(Packages.org.eclipse.birt.chart.model.data.impl);
importPackage(Packages.org.eclipse.birt.chart.model.component.impl);
importPackage(Packages.org.eclipse.birt.chart.model.data.impl);
importPackage(Packages.org.eclipse.birt.chart.model.attribute);
importPackage(Packages.org.eclipse.birt.chart.model.attribute.impl);

function beforeGeneration( chart, icsc )
{
	/* This script will change the Min and Max value of the X axis based on the value
	   for the Start and End date parameters. 
	   NB: In order to work, make sure to turn OFF the "Is Category Axis" attribute
	   in the X-Axis properties screen
	   Further the DI, cpt and DO markers gets insertet into the chart with values talen from 
	   persistent variables that are set in the Release afterFetchData event.
	*/
	
	/* Get the start and end dates from the parameters */
	var startDate_p = getPersistentGlobalVariable("DIvar");
	var cpt_value = getPersistentGlobalVariable("cptvar");   
	var endDate_p = getPersistentGlobalVariable("DOvar");
	
	/* Convert the dates from YYYY-MM-DD to DD/MM/YYYY */
	startDate = new Date((startDate_p.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + startDate_p.getDate() + "/" + (startDate_p.getYear() + 1900));
	cptDate = new Date((cpt_value.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + cpt_value.getDate() + "/" + (cpt_value.getYear() + 1900));
	endDate = new Date((endDate_p.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + endDate_p.getDate() + "/" + (endDate_p.getYear() + 1900));
	
	/* Get the X-Axis object */
	xAxisArray = chart.getBaseAxes();
	
	/* Set the Min and Max values */
	xAxisArray[0].getScale().setMin(DateTimeDataElementImpl.create(startDate));
	xAxisArray[0].getScale().setMax(DateTimeDataElementImpl.create(endDate));
	
	var chart = icsc.getChartInstance(); 
	
	di_ml = MarkerLineImpl.create(xAxisArray[0], DateTimeDataElementImpl.create(startDate));
	di_ml.getLabel().getCaption().setValue("DI");
	di_ml.getLineAttributes().getColor().set(255,102,0);
	
	cpt_ml = MarkerLineImpl.create(xAxisArray[0], DateTimeDataElementImpl.create(cptDate));
	cpt_ml.getLabel().getCaption().setValue("cpt");
	cpt_ml.getLineAttributes().getColor().set(89,89,89);
	
	do_ml = MarkerLineImpl.create(xAxisArray[0], DateTimeDataElementImpl.create(endDate));
	do_ml.getLabel().getCaption().setValue("DO");
	do_ml.getLineAttributes().getColor().set(255,204,0);    
}