internal static void SetDefaultColValues(SPListItem spItm, string agreementId, AgreementStatus status)
        {
            spItm[Constants.ColSignedStatus] = status.ToString();
            spItm.Update();

            try
            {
                spItm[Constants.ColAgreementID] = agreementId;
                spItm.Update();
            }
            catch {
                // do nothign as it might not exist
            }
        }