// default to report/global property
boolean allow = allowElementNegativeY;
if (element.hasProperties())
{
JRPropertiesMap properties = element.getPropertiesMap();
if (properties.containsProperty(PROPERTY_ALLOW_ELEMENT_NEGATIVE_Y))
{
// use element level property
allow = JRProperties.asBoolean(properties.getProperty(
PROPERTY_ALLOW_ELEMENT_NEGATIVE_Y));
}