/**
   * Checks if the specified {@link Operation} has been modified.
   *
   * @param operation - the {@link Operation} to check.
   * @return <code>true</code> if has been modified, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @throws OHException if an error occurs during the check.
   */
  public boolean hasOperationModified(Operation operation) throws OHException {

    DbQueryLogger dbQuery = new DbQueryLogger();
    boolean result = false;

    // we establish if someone else has updated/deleted the record since the last read
    String query = "SELECT OPE_LOCK FROM OPERATION WHERE OPE_ID_A = ?";
    List<Object> parameters = Collections.<Object>singletonList(operation.getCode());

    try {
      // we use manual commit of the transaction
      ResultSet resultSet = dbQuery.getDataWithParams(query, parameters, true);
      if (resultSet.first()) {
        // ok the record is present, it was not deleted
        result = resultSet.getInt("OPE_LOCK") != operation.getLock();
      } else {
        throw new OHException(
            MessageBundle.getMessage("angal.sql.couldntfindthedataithasprobablybeendeleted"));
      }
    } catch (SQLException e) {
      throw new OHException(
          MessageBundle.getMessage("angal.sql.problemsoccurredwiththesqlistruction"), e);
    } finally {
      dbQuery.releaseConnection();
    }
    return result;
  }
 /**
  * checks if an {@link Operation} code has already been used
  *
  * @param code - the code
  * @return <code>true</code> if the code is already in use, <code>false</code> otherwise.
  * @throws OHException
  */
 public boolean isCodePresent(String code) throws OHException {
   DbQueryLogger dbQuery = new DbQueryLogger();
   boolean present = false;
   try {
     String sqlstring = "SELECT OPE_ID_A FROM OPERATION WHERE OPE_ID_A = ? ";
     List<Object> parameters = Collections.<Object>singletonList(code);
     ResultSet set = dbQuery.getDataWithParams(sqlstring, parameters, true);
     if (set.first()) present = true;
   } catch (SQLException e) {
     throw new OHException(
         MessageBundle.getMessage("angal.sql.problemsoccurredwiththesqlistruction"), e);
   } finally {
     dbQuery.releaseConnection();
   }
   return present;
 }
 /**
  * checks if an {@link Operation} description has already been used within the specified {@link
  * OperationType}
  *
  * @param description - the {@link Operation} description
  * @param typeCode - the {@link OperationType} code
  * @return <code>true</code> if the description is already in use, <code>false</code> otherwise.
  * @throws OHException
  */
 public boolean isDescriptionPresent(String description, String typeCode) throws OHException {
   DbQueryLogger dbQuery = new DbQueryLogger();
   boolean present = false;
   try {
     String sqlstring = "SELECT OPE_DESC FROM OPERATION WHERE OPE_DESC = ? AND OPE_OCL_ID_A = ?";
     List<Object> parameters = new ArrayList<Object>();
     parameters.add(description);
     parameters.add(typeCode);
     ResultSet set = dbQuery.getDataWithParams(sqlstring, parameters, true);
     if (set.first()) present = true;
   } catch (SQLException e) {
     throw new OHException(
         MessageBundle.getMessage("angal.sql.problemsoccurredwiththesqlistruction"), e);
   } finally {
     dbQuery.releaseConnection();
   }
   return present;
 }
  /**
   * return the {@link Operation}s whose type matches specified string
   *
   * @param typeDescription - a type description
   * @return the list of {@link Operation}s. It could be <code>empty</code> or <code>null</code>.
   * @throws OHException
   */
  public ArrayList<Operation> getOperation(String typeDescription) throws OHException {
    DbQueryLogger dbQuery = new DbQueryLogger();
    ArrayList<Operation> operationList = null;
    ResultSet resultSet;

    if (typeDescription == null) {
      String sqlString =
          "SELECT * FROM OPERATION JOIN OPERATIONTYPE ON OPE_OCL_ID_A = OCL_ID_A ORDER BY OPE_DESC";
      resultSet = dbQuery.getData(sqlString, true);
    } else {
      String sqlString =
          "SELECT * FROM OPERATION JOIN OPERATIONTYPE ON OPE_OCL_ID_A = OCL_ID_A WHERE OCL_DESC LIKE CONCAT('%', ? , '%') ORDER BY OPE_DESC";
      List<Object> parameters = Collections.<Object>singletonList(typeDescription);
      resultSet = dbQuery.getDataWithParams(sqlString, parameters, true);
    }
    try {
      operationList = new ArrayList<Operation>(resultSet.getFetchSize());
      while (resultSet.next()) {
        Operation operation =
            new Operation(
                resultSet.getString("OPE_ID_A"),
                resultSet.getString("OPE_DESC"),
                new OperationType(
                    resultSet.getString("OPE_OCL_ID_A"), resultSet.getString("OCL_DESC")),
                resultSet.getInt("OPE_STAT"),
                resultSet.getInt("OPE_LOCK"));
        operationList.add(operation);
      }
    } catch (SQLException e) {
      throw new OHException(
          MessageBundle.getMessage("angal.sql.problemsoccurredwiththesqlistruction"), e);
    } finally {
      dbQuery.releaseConnection();
    }
    return operationList;
  }