public bool updateItem(string itemNo, string category, string description, int reorderLevel, int reorderQty, string unitOfMeasurement, int balance)
        {
            try
            {
                var cat = from c in ctx.Categories
                          where c.CategoryName == category
                          select c;
                ADTeam4EF.Category cate = cat.First();
                var item = from i in ctx.Items
                           where i.ItemID == itemNo
                           select i;
                ADTeam4EF.Item it = item.First();
                if (item != null)
                {
                    using (TransactionScope ts = new TransactionScope())
                    {
                        it.Description       = description;
                        it.ReorderLevel      = reorderLevel;
                        it.ReorderQuantity   = reorderQty;
                        it.UnitOfMeasurement = unitOfMeasurement;
                        it.Balance           = balance;
                        it.CategoryID        = cate.CategoryID;
                        ctx.SaveChanges();
                        ts.Complete();
                        return(true);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    return(false);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                return(false);

                throw ex;
            }
        }
 public bool checkCategory(string category)
 {
     try
     {
         var cat = from c in ctx.Categories
                   where c.CategoryName == category
                   select c;
         ADTeam4EF.Category cate = cat.FirstOrDefault();
         if (cate != null)
         {
             return(true);
         }
         else
         {
             return(false);
         }
     }
     catch (Exception ex)
     {
         throw ex;
     }
 }