Table Sections Formatting in PDF

Hi,
When we export a table with many sections in it, the PDF actually cuts the sections when it cannot print the whole section data in one page.
For example: I get the Section Headers at the end of the first page and the data in the second page.
Is there a way to tell OBIEE that when a section cannot fit in one page then to start it in the second.
Bottom line, I do not want one section to be cut into multiple pages.

Hi Vj,
Do you have any screen shot with the desired output to share?
Thanks,

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