public AuditableEntityBean findEntity(DiscrepancyNoteBean note) {
    AuditableEntityDAO aedao = getAEDAO(note, ds);

    try {
      if (aedao != null) {
        AuditableEntityBean aeb = (AuditableEntityBean) aedao.findByPK(note.getEntityId());
        return aeb;
      }
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }

    return null;
  }