private bool NewCompany(string itemID)
        {
            Company item = new Company();

            //all new records will be give a negative int autoid...
            //when they are updated then sql will generate one for them overiding this set value...
            //it will allow us to give uniqueness to the tempory new records...
            //Before they are updated to the entity and given an autoid...
            //we use a negative number and keep subtracting by 1 for each new item added...
            //This will allow it to alwasy be unique and never interfere with SQL's positive autoid...
            _newCompanyAutoId    = _newCompanyAutoId - 1;
            item.AutoID          = _newCompanyAutoId;
            item.CompanyID       = itemID;
            item.IsValid         = 1;
            item.NotValidMessage = "New Record Key Field/s Are Required.";
            CompanyList.Add(item);
            _serviceAgent.AddToCompanyRepository(item);
            SelectedCompany = CompanyList.LastOrDefault();

            AllowEdit = true;
            Dirty     = false;
            return(true);
        }