Variable in Group Header - iReport 3.7.6

[ewatts]

I am creating a report using iReport version 3.7.6 and having an issue with the value a variable is returning in a Group Header. 

I have 4 groups set up in the report - 

1. Company
2. Level
3. State
4. Code

The variable is for the LEVEL group.  The group LEVEL, is a field that is a single code of one letter.  In the variable I created (named Level_Word), I am translating that single letter into the word it represents - 

$F{LEVEL} == "A" ? "Senior" :

($F{LEVEL} == "B" ? "Middle" :

($F{LEVEL} == "Z" ? "Daily" : "xx" ))

 

I added the variable into the group header and group footer for level to see if I was getting the correct results.  In the Group Footer the results are accurate -- but in the Group Header the results just show as Null. 

Any ideas why the results are different and how I can correct this?  I need to use the group header to display information and truly divide the results of the report up into 3 separate areas. 

 

Any help is appreciated!

[lknueve]

check what you have the field's "Evaluation Time" property set to - should be "Group" and "Evalutation Group" should be "Level"