public class InstitutionBranch extends AbstractFlag implements Serializable, com.nibssplc.icadservice.admin.model.Entity {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    @Basic(optional = false)
    @Column(name = "institutionbranchid")
    private Long branchId;
    @Basic(optional = false)
//    @NotNull
    @Size(min = 1, max = 64)
    @Column(name = "branchname")
    private String branchName;

    @Basic(optional = false)
    //@NotNull
    @Column(name = "createddate")
    @Temporal(TemporalType.TIMESTAMP)
    private Date createdDate;

    @Basic(optional = false)
    //@NotNull
    //@Size(min = 1, max = 5)
    @Column(name = "flag", length = 5)
    private String flag;

    @Size(max = 150)
    @Column(name = "location")
    private String location;

    @Basic(optional = false)
//    @NotNull
    @Size(min = 1, max = 10)
    @Column(name = "branchcode")
    private String branchCode;
   
   
    @JoinColumn(name = "institution", referencedColumnName = "institutionid")
    @ManyToOne(optional = false, fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
   private Institution institution;
//    @XmlTransient
//    @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "branch", fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
//    private List<UserIdentity> userIdentityList;

    public InstitutionBranch() {
    }

    public InstitutionBranch(Long branchId) {
        this.branchId = branchId;
    }

    public Long getBranchId() {
        return branchId;
    }

    public void setBranchId(Long branchId) {
        this.branchId = branchId;
    }

    public String getBranchName() {
        return branchName;
    }

    public void setBranchName(String branchName) {
        this.branchName = branchName;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public Date getCreatedDate() {
        return createdDate;
    }

    public void setCreatedDate(Date createdDate) {
        this.createdDate = createdDate;
    }

    @Override
    public String getFlag() {
        return flag;
    }

    @Override
    public void setFlag(String flag) {
        this.flag = flag;
    }

    public String getLocation() {
        return location;
    }

    public void setLocation(String location) {
        this.location = location;
    }

    public String getBranchCode() {
        return branchCode;
    }

    public void setBranchCode(String branchCode) {
        this.branchCode = branchCode;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public Institution getInstitution() {
        return institution;
    }

    public void setInstitution(Institution institution) {
        this.institution = institution;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        int hash = 0;
        hash += (branchId != null ? branchId.hashCode() : 0);
        return hash;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
        // TODO: Warning - this method won't work in the case the id fields are not set
        if (!(object instanceof InstitutionBranch)) {
            return false;
        }
        InstitutionBranch other = (InstitutionBranch) object;
        if ((this.branchId == null && other.branchId != null) || (this.branchId != null && !this.branchId.equals(other.branchId))) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return getClass().getSimpleName() + "[ branchId=" + branchId + " ]";
    }

    @XmlTransient
    @Override
    public Object getEntityId() {
        return branchId;
    }

    @Transient
    private Long institutionId;

    public Long getInstitutionId() {
        return institutionId;
    }

//    @XmlElement
//    public String getInstitutionName() {
//        return getInstitution() != null ? getInstitution().getInstitutionName() : null;
//    }

}

public T update(T item) {
        T t = null;
        try
        {
           
         
          t = (T) this.em.merge(item);
          this.em.flush();
          this.em.refresh(t);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            System.out.println("WARNING [ERROR]  IN update() ");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return t; //(T) this.entityManager.merge(item);
       
    }