Format Pdf Output

Hi Friends,
I am trying to suppress the records in my RTF template.
My current output is something like this.
supplier Site Invoice Desc Amount
ABC      XYZ     1     ABCDF     100
ABC     XYZ     2     EFGH     200
ABC     XYZ     3     HFHG     300
          Supplier Total:
DEF     YYY     1     ABCDF     100
DEF     YYY     2     EFGH     200
DEF     YYY     3     HFHG     300
          Supplier Total:
#############Expected Output###########
supplier Site Invoice Desc Amount
ABC     XYZ     1     ABCDF     100
          2     EFGH     200
          3     HFHG     300
          Supplier Total:
DEF     YYY     1     ABCDF     100
          2     EFGH     200
          3     HFHG     300
          Supplier Total:
Any suggestions please.?
Many Thanks..!

Can you post a sample of your XML data and explain why you trying to do what you are trying to do?

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