/// <summary>
 /// Create a new Department object.
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="departmentID">Initial value of the DepartmentID property.</param>
 /// <param name="name">Initial value of the Name property.</param>
 /// <param name="groupName">Initial value of the GroupName property.</param>
 /// <param name="modifiedDate">Initial value of the ModifiedDate property.</param>
 public static Department CreateDepartment(global::System.Int16 departmentID, global::System.String name, global::System.String groupName, global::System.DateTime modifiedDate)
 {
     Department department = new Department();
     department.DepartmentID = departmentID;
     department.Name = name;
     department.GroupName = groupName;
     department.ModifiedDate = modifiedDate;
     return department;
 }
 /// <summary>
 /// Deprecated Method for adding a new object to the Departments EntitySet. Consider using the .Add method of the associated ObjectSet&lt;T&gt; property instead.
 /// </summary>
 public void AddToDepartments(Department department)
 {
     base.AddObject("Departments", department);
 }