public static void PopulateAllowedBranches(BranchProvider branchProvider, RadDropDownList dropdown, string userName, bool addEmptyOption = false)
        {
            dropdown.DataSource     = branchProvider.GetAllowedBranches(userName);
            dropdown.DataTextField  = "Name";
            dropdown.DataValueField = "ID";
            dropdown.DataBind();

            if (addEmptyOption)
            {
                dropdown.Items.Insert(0, new DropDownListItem(String.Empty));
            }
        }