// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        // PUBLIC METHODS
        //
        /// <summary>
        /// InsertDirect
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="countryId">countryId</param>
        /// <param name="provinceId">provinceId</param>
        /// <param name="countyId">countyId</param>
        /// <param name="cityId">cityId</param>
        /// <param name="section_">section_</param>
        /// <param name="address">address</param>
        /// <param name="lateralID">lateralID</param>
        /// <param name="latitudeAtSection">latitudeAtSection</param>
        /// <param name="longitudeAtSection">longitudeAtSection</param>
        /// <param name="latitudeAtPropertyLine">latitudeAtPropertyLine</param>
        /// <param name="longitudeAtPropertyLine">longitudeAtPropertyLine</param>
        /// <param name="state">state</param>
        /// <param name="size_">size_</param>
        /// <param name="distanceFromUSMH">distanceFromUSMH</param>
        /// <param name="distanceFromDSMH">distanceFromDSMH</param>
        /// <param name="mapSize">mapSize</param>
        /// <param name="deleted">deleted</param>
        /// <param name="companyId">companyId</param>
        /// <param name="connectionType">connectionType</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public int InsertDirect(Int64? countryId, Int64? provinceId, Int64? countyId, Int64? cityId, int section_, string address, string lateralID, string latitudeAtSection, string longitudeAtSection, string latitudeAtPropertyLine, string longitudeAtPropertyLine, string state, string size_, string distanceFromUSMH, string distanceFromDSMH, string mapSize, bool deleted, int companyId, string connectionType)
        {
            AssetSewerLateralGateway assetSewerLateralGateway = new AssetSewerLateralGateway();
            assetSewerLateralGateway.LoadBySectionLateralId(section_, lateralID, companyId);

            int lateral_assetId = 0;
            if (assetSewerLateralGateway.Table.Rows.Count == 0)
            {
                // Insert Asset
                lateral_assetId = new Asset(new DataSet()).InsertDirect("Sewer", countryId, provinceId, countyId, cityId, deleted, companyId);
                new AssetSewer(new DataSet()).InsertDirect(lateral_assetId, "Lateral", deleted, companyId);
                assetSewerLateralGateway.Insert(lateral_assetId, section_, address, lateralID, latitudeAtSection, longitudeAtSection, latitudeAtPropertyLine, longitudeAtPropertyLine, state, size_, distanceFromUSMH, distanceFromDSMH, mapSize, deleted, companyId, connectionType);

                // Update Section
                // ... load section
                AssetSewerSectionGateway assetSewerSectionGateway = new AssetSewerSectionGateway();
                assetSewerSectionGateway.LoadByAssetId(section_, companyId);

                // ... get old values of section
                string sectionIdS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetSectionId(section_);
                string streetS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetStreet(section_);
                int? usmhIdS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetUSMH(section_);
                int? dsmhIdS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetDSMH(section_);
                string mapSizeS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetMapSize(section_);
                string size_S = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetSize_(section_);
                string mapLengthS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetMapSize(section_);
                string lengthS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetLength(section_);
                int? lateralsS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetLaterals(section_);
                int? liveLateralsS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetLiveLaterals(section_);
                string flowDirectionS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetFlowDirection(section_);
                string usmhDepthS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetUSMHDepth(section_);
                string dsmhDepthS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetDSMHDepth(section_);
                string flowOrderIdS = assetSewerSectionGateway.GetFlowOrderID(section_);

                // ... calculate new values of section
                int? newLaterals  = lateralsS;
                if (newLaterals.HasValue)
                {
                    newLaterals = newLaterals + 1;
                }
                else
                {
                    newLaterals = 1;
                }

                int? newLiveLaterals = liveLateralsS;
                if (state == "Live")
                {
                    if (newLiveLaterals.HasValue)
                    {
                        newLiveLaterals = newLiveLaterals + 1;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        newLiveLaterals = 1;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    newLiveLaterals = 0;
                }

                // ... update section
                AssetSewerSection assetSewerSection = new AssetSewerSection(assetSewerSectionGateway.Data);
                assetSewerSection.UpdateDirect(section_, sectionIdS, streetS, usmhIdS, dsmhIdS, mapSizeS, size_S, mapLengthS, lengthS, lateralsS, liveLateralsS, flowDirectionS, usmhDepthS, dsmhDepthS, deleted, companyId, flowOrderIdS, section_, sectionIdS, streetS, usmhIdS, dsmhIdS, mapSizeS, size_S, mapLengthS, lengthS, newLaterals, newLiveLaterals, flowDirectionS, usmhDepthS, dsmhDepthS, deleted, companyId, flowOrderIdS);
            }
            else
            {
                lateral_assetId = assetSewerLateralGateway.GetAssetID(section_, lateralID);
            }

            return lateral_assetId;
        }