We can do this by using the function "Year to date" from a "Relative time period" birt element:
- Create a datacube with 2 groups: "Type" and "SubmitDate" and a measure:"issuesCount". In the "SubmiDate" group, keep only "Month" level and select the output format as you like.
- Drag & drop this datacube to the report, in order to create a crosstab
- Remove the measure "issuesCount" from the crosstab, and drag & drop instead a "Relative time period" from the palette
- Set up this relative time period as a "Year to date" based on the measure "issuesCount". See the screenshot attached
- Preview the crosstab to check if your "Year to date" is correctly computed
- Right click your crosstab -> Create chart view, and setup the chart as you like!
And a sample: