public List<AssignmentLE> getAssignments(AssignmentFilterCriteria filter) throws AppException
   {
       String METHOD_NAME = "getAssignedLegalEntities(AssignmentFilterCriteria)";
       log.debug(METHOD_NAME + "enter");

       ArrayList<AssignmentLE> list = null;
       
       Connection con = null;

       try
       {
           con = repository.getConnection();

           list = getAssignments(filter, con);

       }
       catch (Exception e)
       { 
           throw new AppException(new AppErrorMessage(com.tanval.tbbsr.util.MessageConstants.E0021E_CODE, "Error Occured while retrieving assignments  " + e.getMessage()) ); 
       }
       finally
       {
           repository.closeHandle(con);
       }
       log.debug(METHOD_NAME + "Exit");

       return list;
        
   }