Thanks Lucian!! The following is the complete template. Actually there are 4 charts to be generated. Every chart displays the peformance of a specific trading algorithm in the market. I intend to designate the period of the data I wanna see the chart, that's why I have the startdate and enddate parameter. But the problem is these two parameters values cann't be passed to the subdataset query. Currently I only assign parameters to subdataset1 for testing purpose. The chart can be generated but it didn't take the value of $P{enddate}. but the value of $P{orderdate} =================================================== <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE jasperReport PUBLIC "//JasperReports//DTD Report Design//EN" "http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/dtds/jasperreport.dtd"> <jasperReport leftMargin="0" name="TestReport"> <style name="parentStyle" isDefault="true" fontName="Arial" fontSize="11" forecolor="black"/> <style name="ColumnHeadStyle" fontSize="14" isBold="true" fontName="Arial" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE"/> <style name="ColumnStyle" fontSize="9" forecolor="red"/> <subDataset name="history_perf"> <parameter name="startdate" class="java.util.Date"/> <parameter name="enddate" class="java.util.Date"/> <queryString> <![CDATA[select perf_bps, order_date,exchange from daily_perf where algorithm_name='GSAT_VWAP' and order_date <=$P{enddate} group by order_date ]]> </queryString> <field name="exchange" class="java.lang.String" /> <field name="perf_bps" class="java.lang.Double"/> <field name="order_date" class="java.util.Date"/> <group name="exchangeGroup"> <groupExpression> <![CDATA[$F{exchange}]]> </groupExpression> </group> </subDataset> <subDataset name="history_perf2"> <queryString> <![CDATA[select perf_bps, order_date,exchange from daily_perf where algorithm_name='GSAT_Participate' ]]> </queryString> <field name="exchange" class="java.lang.String" /> <field name="perf_bps" class="java.lang.Double"/> <field name="order_date" class="java.util.Date"/> <group name="exchangeGroup"> <groupExpression> <![CDATA[$F{exchange}]]> </groupExpression> </group> </subDataset> <subDataset name="history_perf3"> <queryString> <![CDATA[select perf_bps, order_date,exchange from daily_perf where algorithm_name in('HullVWAP','HullVWAPBeta') ]]> </queryString> <field name="exchange" class="java.lang.String" /> <field name="perf_bps" class="java.lang.Double"/> <field name="order_date" class="java.util.Date"/> <group name="exchangeGroup"> <groupExpression> <![CDATA[$F{exchange}]]> </groupExpression> </group> </subDataset> <subDataset name="history_perf4"> <queryString> <![CDATA[select perf_bps, order_date,exchange from daily_perf where algorithm_name in('Participate','ParticipateBeta') ]]> </queryString> <field name="exchange" class="java.lang.String" /> <field name="perf_bps" class="java.lang.Double"/> <field name="order_date" class="java.util.Date"/> <group name="exchangeGroup"> <groupExpression> <![CDATA[$F{exchange}]]> </groupExpression> </group> </subDataset> <parameter name="orderdate" class="java.sql.Timestamp"/> <queryString> <![CDATA[select algorithm_name, exchange, order_date, order_count, quantity, value, perf_bps, perf_bps_stddev, duration from daily_perf where order_date=$P{orderdate} order by exchange]]> </queryString> <field name="algorithm_name" class="java.lang.String" /> <field name="exchange" class="java.lang.String" /> <field name="order_date" class="java.util.Date"/> <field name="order_count" class="java.lang.Integer"/> <field name="quantity" class="java.lang.Double"/> <field name="value" class="java.lang.Double"/> <field name="perf_bps" class="java.lang.Double"/> <field name="perf_bps_stddev" class="java.lang.Double"/> <field name="duration" class="java.lang.Double"/> <group name="MarketGroup"> <groupExpression> <![CDATA[$F{exchange}]]> </groupExpression> <groupHeader> <band height="40"> <staticText> <reportElement x="0" y="10" width="130" height="20"/> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>History Performance in: </text> </staticText> <textField> <reportElement x="130" y="10" width="40" height="20"/> <textFieldExpression>$F{exchange}</textFieldExpression> </textField> </band> </groupHeader> </group> <columnHeader> <band height="14"> <staticText> <reportElement mode="Opaque" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE" x="0" y="0" width="110" height="14"/> <textElement isStyledText="true"> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text><![CDATA[Algorithm]]></text> </staticText> <staticText> <reportElement mode="Opaque" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE" x="110" y="0" width="60" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>Exchange</text> </staticText> <staticText> <reportElement mode="Opaque" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE" x="170" y="0" width="79" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>Order Date</text> </staticText> <staticText> <reportElement mode="Opaque" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE" x="249" y="0" width="60" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>Orders</text> </staticText> <staticText> <reportElement mode="Opaque" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE" x="309" y="0" width="100" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>Shares</text> </staticText> <staticText> <reportElement mode="Opaque" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE" x="409" y="0" width="120" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>Value(USD/mm)</text> </staticText> <staticText> <reportElement mode="Opaque" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE" x="529" y="0" width="109" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>Performance(bps)</text> </staticText> <staticText> <reportElement mode="Opaque" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE" x="638" y="0" width="110" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>Perf stddev(bps)</text> </staticText> <staticText> <reportElement mode="Opaque" forecolor="#ffffff" backcolor="#70DEDE" x="748" y="0" width="80" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>Duration</text> </staticText> </band> </columnHeader> <detail> <band height="14"> <textField> <reportElement x="0" y="0" width="110" height="14"/> <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String"> <![CDATA[$F{algorithm_name}]]> </textFieldExpression> </textField> <textField> <reportElement x="110" y="0" width="50" height="14"/> <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String"> <![CDATA[$F{exchange}]]> </textFieldExpression> </textField> <textField> <reportElement x="170" y="0" width="79" height="14" /> <textFieldExpression class="java.util.Date"> <![CDATA[$F{order_date}]]> </textFieldExpression> </textField> <textField> <reportElement x="249" y="0" width="60" height="14" /> <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.Integer"> <![CDATA[$F{order_count}]]> </textFieldExpression> </textField> <textField> <reportElement x="309" y="0" width="100" height="14" /> <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.Double"> <![CDATA[$F{quantity}]]> </textFieldExpression> </textField> <textField> <reportElement x="409" y="0" width="89" height="14" /> <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.Double"> <![CDATA[$F{value}]]> </textFieldExpression> </textField> <textField> <reportElement x="529" y="0" width="89" height="14" /> <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.Double"> <![CDATA[$F{perf_bps}]]> </textFieldExpression> </textField> <textField> <reportElement x="638" y="0" width="110" height="14" /> <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.Double"> <![CDATA[$F{perf_bps_stddev}]]> </textFieldExpression> </textField> <textField> <reportElement x="748" y="0" width="80" height="14" /> <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.Double"> <![CDATA[$F{duration}]]> </textFieldExpression> </textField> </band> </detail> <summary> <band height="756"> <staticText> <reportElement x="0" y="0" width="100" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>GSAT_VWAP</text> </staticText> <timeSeriesChart> <chart evaluationTime="Report"> <reportElement mode="Opaque" x="0" y="14" width="750" height="175" /> </chart> <timeSeriesDataset> <dataset> <datasetRun subDataset="history_perf"> <datasetParameter name="startdate"> <datasetParameterExpression> <![CDATA[$F{order_date}]]> </datasetParameterExpression> </datasetParameter> <datasetParameter name="enddate"> <datasetParameterExpression> <![CDATA[$F{order_date}]]> </datasetParameterExpression> </datasetParameter> </datasetRun> </dataset> <timeSeries> <seriesExpression>$F{exchange}</seriesExpression> <timePeriodExpression>$F{order_date}</timePeriodExpression> <valueExpression>$F{perf_bps}</valueExpression> <labelExpression></labelExpression> </timeSeries> </timeSeriesDataset> <timeSeriesPlot> <plot/></timeSeriesPlot> </timeSeriesChart> <staticText> <reportElement x="0" y="189" width="100" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>GSAT_Participate</text> </staticText> <timeSeriesChart> <chart evaluationTime="Report"> <reportElement mode="Opaque" x="0" y="203" width="750" height="175" /> </chart> <timeSeriesDataset> <dataset> <datasetRun subDataset="history_perf2"></datasetRun> </dataset> <timeSeries> <seriesExpression>$F{exchange}</seriesExpression> <timePeriodExpression>$F{order_date}</timePeriodExpression> <valueExpression>$F{perf_bps}</valueExpression> <labelExpression></labelExpression> </timeSeries> </timeSeriesDataset> <timeSeriesPlot> <plot/></timeSeriesPlot> </timeSeriesChart> <staticText> <reportElement x="0" y="378" width="100" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>HullVWAP</text> </staticText> <timeSeriesChart> <chart evaluationTime="Report"> <reportElement mode="Opaque" x="0" y="392" width="750" height="175" /> </chart> <timeSeriesDataset> <dataset> <datasetRun subDataset="history_perf3"></datasetRun> </dataset> <timeSeries> <seriesExpression>$F{exchange}</seriesExpression> <timePeriodExpression>$F{order_date}</timePeriodExpression> <valueExpression>$F{perf_bps}</valueExpression> <labelExpression></labelExpression> </timeSeries> </timeSeriesDataset> <timeSeriesPlot> <plot/></timeSeriesPlot> </timeSeriesChart> <staticText> <reportElement x="0" y="567" width="100" height="14" /> <textElement> <font isBold="true"/> </textElement> <text>Participate</text> </staticText> <timeSeriesChart> <chart evaluationTime="Report"> <reportElement mode="Opaque" x="0" y="581" width="750" height="175" /> </chart> <timeSeriesDataset> <dataset> <datasetRun subDataset="history_perf4"></datasetRun> </dataset> <timeSeries> <seriesExpression>$F{exchange}</seriesExpression> <timePeriodExpression>$F{order_date}</timePeriodExpression> <valueExpression>$F{perf_bps}</valueExpression> <labelExpression></labelExpression> </timeSeries> </timeSeriesDataset> <timeSeriesPlot> <plot/></timeSeriesPlot> </timeSeriesChart> </band> </summary> </jasperReport>