protected boolean writeToDB(
      ItemBean ib,
      ItemFormMetadataBean ifm,
      ItemDataBean idb,
      String exp,
      String value,
      StringBuffer err) {
    ItemDataDAO iddao = new ItemDataDAO(sm.getDataSource());
    NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance();

    if (idb == null) {
      idb = new ItemDataBean();
    }

    ItemDataType idt = ib.getDataType();
    if (value == null || value.length() == 0) {
      if (idb.isActive() && !"".equals(idb.getValue())) {
        idb.setValue("<erased>");
      } else {
        idb.setValue("");
      }
      err.append("Result is empty in" + " " + exp + "; ");
    } else {
      idb.setValue(this.getMathContextValue(value, ifm, idt, err));
    }

    idb.setStatus(Status.UNAVAILABLE);
    // idb.setNeedsRecalc(false);
    if (!idb.isActive()) {
      // will this need to change for double data entry?
      idb.setCreatedDate(new Date());
      idb.setOwner(ub);
      idb.setItemId(ib.getId());
      idb.setEventCRFId(ecb.getId());

      idb = (ItemDataBean) iddao.create(idb);
    } else {
      idb = (ItemDataBean) iddao.update(idb);
    }

    return idb.isActive();
  }
  /**
   * Re-do calculations if funcs include changed item(s) and funcs are not included in the current
   * section. If calculation can not sucessfully redo, old value will be erased and "<erased>" will
   * be saved in database. <br>
   * The parameter 'itemdata' might be overwritten.
   *
   * @param itemGroupSizes
   * @param items
   * @param itemdata
   * @param oldItemdata
   * @param updatedData
   * @param sectionId
   * @return ArrayList<String> which records left_item_text of items who failed to be updated into
   *     database.
   */
  public ArrayList<String> redoCalculations(
      HashMap<String, ItemBean> items,
      HashMap<String, String> itemdata,
      TreeSet<String> changedItems,
      HashMap<Integer, TreeSet<Integer>> itemOrdinals,
      int sectionId) {
    ArrayList<String> updateFailedItems = new ArrayList<String>();
    if (itemdata == null) {
      logger.error("In ScoreCalculator redoCalculations(), itemdata is empty!");
      errors.add("In ScoreCalculator redoCalculations(), 'itemdata' map is empty!");
      return updateFailedItems;
    }
    if (changedItems == null) {
      logger.error("In ScoreCalculator redoCalculations(), 'changeItems' set is empty!");
      errors.add("In ScoreCalculator redoCalculations(), 'changeItems' set is empty!");
      return updateFailedItems;
    }
    ItemFormMetadataDAO ifmdao = new ItemFormMetadataDAO(sm.getDataSource());
    ItemDAO idao = new ItemDAO(sm.getDataSource());
    ItemDataDAO iddao = new ItemDataDAO(sm.getDataSource());

    NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance();
    Parser parser = new Parser(items, itemdata);
    try {
      // for calculation type
      List<ItemFormMetadataBean> derivedItemList =
          ifmdao.findAllByCRFVersionIdAndResponseTypeId(
              ecb.getCRFVersionId(), ResponseType.CALCULATION.getId());
      if (derivedItemList.size() > 0) {
        Collections.sort(derivedItemList);
        for (ItemFormMetadataBean ifmb : derivedItemList) {
          if (ifmb.getSectionId() != sectionId) {
            ItemBean ib = (ItemBean) idao.findByPK(ifmb.getItemId());
            ResponseOptionBean rob = (ResponseOptionBean) ifmb.getResponseSet().getOptions().get(0);
            int groupsize = 1;
            if (itemOrdinals.containsKey(ib.getId())) {
              groupsize = itemOrdinals.get(ib.getId()).size();
            }
            String value = "";
            ArrayList<ScoreToken> parsedExp = new ArrayList<ScoreToken>();
            for (int i = 0; i < groupsize; ++i) {
              ItemDataBean idb =
                  iddao.findByItemIdAndEventCRFIdAndOrdinal(ifmb.getItemId(), ecb.getId(), i + 1);
              // is there any changed item
              Parser p = new Parser(items, itemdata);
              parsedExp = parser.parseScoreTokens(rob.getValue());
              if (p.isChanged(changedItems, parsedExp)) {
                StringBuffer err = new StringBuffer();
                parsedExp = parser.assignVariables(parsedExp, i + 1);
                // if parser has error and has been calculated
                // before, set "<erased>"
                if (parser.getErrors().length() > 0) {
                  err.append(parser.getErrors());
                  if (idb.isActive()) {
                    idb.setValue("<erased>");
                    idb.setStatus(Status.UNAVAILABLE);
                    idb = (ItemDataBean) iddao.update(idb);
                    if (!idb.isActive()) {
                      String key =
                          i + 1 > 1
                              ? ifmb.getLeftItemText() + "_" + (i + 1)
                              : ifmb.getLeftItemText();
                      updateFailedItems.add(key);
                    }
                  }
                  parser.setErrors(new StringBuffer());
                }
                // otherwise do calculation
                else {
                  try {
                    value = ScoreUtil.eval(parsedExp);
                  } catch (ScoreException se) {
                    logger.error(se.getMessage());
                  }
                  String exp = rob.getValue();
                  exp = exp.replace("##", ",");
                  if (writeToDB(ib, ifmb, idb, exp, value, err)) {
                    changedItems.add(ib.getName());
                    itemdata.put(ib.getId() + "_" + (i + 1), idb.getValue());
                  } else {
                    String key =
                        i + 1 > 1 ? ifmb.getLeftItemText() + "_" + (i + 1) : ifmb.getLeftItemText();
                    updateFailedItems.add(key);
                  }
                }
                if (err.length() > 0) {
                  String key =
                      i + 1 > 1 ? ifmb.getLeftItemText() + "_" + (i + 1) : ifmb.getLeftItemText();
                  errors.add("Item " + key + " contains calculation errors: " + err.toString());
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }

      List<ItemFormMetadataBean> itemList =
          ifmdao.findAllByCRFVersionIdAndResponseTypeId(
              ecb.getCRFVersionId(), ResponseType.GROUP_CALCULATION.getId());
      if (itemList.size() > 0) {
        Collections.sort(itemList);
        for (ItemFormMetadataBean ifmb : itemList) {
          if (ifmb.getSectionId() != sectionId) {
            ItemBean ib = (ItemBean) idao.findByPK(ifmb.getItemId());
            ResponseOptionBean rob = (ResponseOptionBean) ifmb.getResponseSet().getOptions().get(0);
            String value = "";
            Parser p = new Parser(items, itemdata);
            ArrayList<ScoreToken> parsedExp = parser.parseScoreTokens(rob.getValue());
            if (p.isChanged(changedItems, parsedExp)) {
              StringBuffer err = new StringBuffer();
              parser.setErrors(err);
              parsedExp = parser.assignVariables(parsedExp, itemOrdinals);
              ItemDataBean idb =
                  iddao.findByItemIdAndEventCRFIdAndOrdinal(ifmb.getItemId(), ecb.getId(), 1);
              if (parser.getErrors().length() > 0) {
                err.append(parser.getErrors());
                if (idb.isActive()) {
                  idb.setValue("<erased>");
                  idb.setStatus(Status.UNAVAILABLE);
                  idb = (ItemDataBean) iddao.update(idb);
                  if (!idb.isActive()) {
                    updateFailedItems.add(ifmb.getLeftItemText());
                  }
                }
              } else {
                try {
                  value = ScoreUtil.eval(parsedExp);
                } catch (ScoreException se) {
                  logger.error(se.getMessage());
                }
                String exp = rob.getValue();
                exp = exp.replace("##", ",");
                if (writeToDB(ib, ifmb, idb, exp, value, err)) {
                  changedItems.add(ib.getName());
                  itemdata.put(ib.getId() + "_" + idb.getOrdinal(), idb.getValue());
                } else {
                  updateFailedItems.add(ifmb.getLeftItemText());
                }
              }
              if (err.length() > 0) {
                errors.add(
                    "Item "
                        + ifmb.getLeftItemText()
                        + " contains calculation errors: "
                        + err.toString());
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    } catch (OpenClinicaException e) {
      logger.error(e.getMessage());
    }

    return updateFailedItems;
  }