public String ejbCreate(String empid, String firstname, String lastname, String circle, String subcircle, String created_date, String updated_date) throws CreateException {
        try{
            insertRow(empid,firstname,lastname,circle,subcircle,created_date,updated_date);
        }catch(SQLException ex){
            throw new EJBException("ejbCreate: " + ex.getMessage());
        }
        this.empid = empid;
        this.firstName = firstname;
        this.lastName = lastname;
        this.Circle = circle;
        this.Subcircle=subcircle;
        this.Created_Date=created_date;
        this.Updated_Date=updated_date;
        return empid;
        
    }

private void insertRow(String empid, String firstName,
            String lastName, String Circle,String Subcirle,String Created_Date,String Updated_Date) throws SQLException{
        makeConnection();
        String insertStatement = "insert into Employee values ( ? , ? , ? , ?,?, ?,? )";
        PreparedStatement prepStmt = con.prepareStatement(insertStatement);
        
        prepStmt.setString(1, empid);
        prepStmt.setString(2, firstName);
        prepStmt.setString(3, lastName);
        prepStmt.setString(4, Circle);
        prepStmt.setString(5, Subcircle);
        prepStmt.setString(6,Created_Date);
        prepStmt.setString(7,Updated_Date);
        
        
        prepStmt.executeUpdate();
        prepStmt.close();
        releaseConnection();
    }