/// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public List<PendingVacationRequestViewItem> GetPendingRequests()
        {
            String currentUserId = User.Identity.GetUserId();
            List<String> statesListWithShiftPartner = new List<string> { DBQuery.AGREED, DBQuery.REJECTED_BY_DEPUTY };
            List<String> statesListWithoutShiftPartner = new List<string> { DBQuery.SUBMITTED };

            DBQuery dbq = new DBQuery();

            var DivisionVacationRequestList = new List<PendingVacationRequestViewItem>();
            var SortedDivisionVacationRequestList = new List<PendingVacationRequestViewItem>();
            var EmployeeList = new List<Employee>();

            EmployeeList.AddRange(dbq.SelectEmployeesOfDivision(currentUserId));
            if (EmployeeList.Count() > 0)
            {
                foreach (Employee e in EmployeeList)
                {
                    // look for all employees of division but Division Manager self
                    if (!e.getEmployeeID().Equals(currentUserId))
                    {
                        var vrList = new List<VacationManagement.VacationRequest>();
                        String requesterName = e.getFullName();
                        String deputyID = dbq.SelectShiftPartner(e.getEmployeeID());
                        int remainingVacationDays = dbq.SelectRemainingVacationDays(e.getEmployeeID());

                        // has shiftpartner
                        if (!deputyID.Equals("null"))
                        {
                            String deputyName = dbq.SelectEmployeeFullName(deputyID);

                            foreach (string s in statesListWithShiftPartner)
                            {
                                vrList.AddRange(dbq.SelectVacationRequestsInState(e.getEmployeeID(), s));
                            }
                            foreach (VacationManagement.VacationRequest vr in vrList)
                            {
                                DivisionVacationRequestList.Add(new PendingVacationRequestViewItem(vr, requesterName, deputyName, remainingVacationDays));
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            String deputyName = "-";
                            foreach (string s in statesListWithoutShiftPartner)
                            {
                                vrList.AddRange(dbq.SelectVacationRequestsInState(e.getEmployeeID(), s));
                            }
                            foreach (VacationManagement.VacationRequest vr in vrList)
                            {
                                DivisionVacationRequestList.Add(new PendingVacationRequestViewItem(vr, requesterName, deputyName, remainingVacationDays));
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                // Sort all Vacation Requests by Startdate, Ascending
               SortedDivisionVacationRequestList = DivisionVacationRequestList.OrderBy(c => c.getVacationStartDate()).ToList();
            }
            return SortedDivisionVacationRequestList;
        }