@Test
  public void testSaveEmployee() {

    Employee employee = getEmployeeForTest();
    repository.save(employee);
    assertNotNull(employee.getId());
    logger.debug("employeeId : " + employee.getId());
  }
  private Employee getEmployeeForTest() {

    Employee employee = new Employee();
    employee.setFirstName("testFirstName");
    employee.setLastName("testLastName");
    employee.setTitle("testTile");
    employee.setTitleOfCourtesy("testMr");
    String birthDateString = "12/08/1968";
    Date bithDate =
        parseStringTilSqlDate(birthDateString, NorthWindConstants.DATE_FORMAT_WITH_DASH);
    employee.setBirthDate(bithDate);
    String hireDateString = "5/1/1992";
    Date hireDate = parseStringTilSqlDate(hireDateString, NorthWindConstants.DATE_FORMAT_WITH_DASH);
    employee.setHireDate(hireDate);
    employee.setAddress("testAddress");
    employee.setCity("testCity");
    employee.setRegion("testRegion");
    employee.setPostalCode("testPostalCode");
    employee.setCountry("testCountry");
    employee.setHomePhone("12313121");
    employee.setExtension("testExtension");
    employee.setNotes("testNotes");

    return employee;
  }