diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs
index 5c00f821..2ad8c066 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs
@@ -412,7 +412,16 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 #endif
                     //compile and run handlebars template              
                     //var compileScript = $"Handlebars.compile(`{report.Template}`)({{ ayReportData:ayPreRender({ReportData}), ayClientMetaData:{clientMeta}, ayServerMetaData:{{ayApiUrl:`{apiUrl}`}} }});";                  
-                    var compileScript = $"Handlebars.compile(`{report.Template}`)(ayPreRender({{ ayReportData:{ReportData}, ayClientMetaData:{clientMeta}, ayServerMetaData:{serverMeta} }}));";
+                    //var compileScript = $"Handlebars.compile(`{report.Template}`)(  (async () => {{await ayPreRender({{ ayReportData:{ReportData}, ayClientMetaData:{clientMeta}, ayServerMetaData:{serverMeta} }})}})());";
+                    
+                    var ReportDataObject=$"{{ ayReportData:{ReportData}, ayClientMetaData:{clientMeta}, ayServerMetaData:{serverMeta} }}";
+                    // var ReportDataObject=$"{{ ayReportData:[1,2] }}";
+                     
+                   var preRenderResult=await page.EvaluateExpressionAsync<dynamic>($"ayPreRender({ReportDataObject});");
+                   // var preRenderResult=await page.EvaluateExpressionAsync<string>("ayPreRender('stringofdata');");
+
+
+                    var compileScript = $"Handlebars.compile(`{report.Template}`)({preRenderResult});";
                     var resultHTML = await page.EvaluateExpressionAsync<string>(compileScript);
 
                     //render report as HTML              
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/resource/rpt/ay-report.js b/server/AyaNova/resource/rpt/ay-report.js
index ed46eb3b..e4c8b06a 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/resource/rpt/ay-report.js
+++ b/server/AyaNova/resource/rpt/ay-report.js
@@ -26,10 +26,23 @@ function ayRegisterHelpers() {
   });
 } //eof
 
-async function ayPreRender(ayAllData) {
-  if (typeof ayPrepareData === "function") {
-    return await ayPrepareData(ayAllData);
-  } else {
-    return ayAllData;
-  }
+// async function ayPreRender(ayAllData) {
+//   if (typeof ayPrepareData === "function") {
+//     return await ayPrepareData(ayAllData);
+//   } else {
+//     return ayAllData;
+//   }
+// }
+
+// function ayPreRender(ayAllData) {
+//   if (typeof ayPrepareData === "function") {
+//     return ayPrepareData(ayAllData);
+//   } else {
+//     return ayAllData;
+//   }
+// }
+
+function ayPreRender(ayAllData) {
+  return ayAllData;
+ // return typeof ayPrepareData;
 }