if (! companyName.equals("")) {
// first, check to see if a entity with a matching name exists
// if yes, then associate this invidivual with that entity
// if no, then create a new entity, and associate this individual with that entity
SyncFacadeHome syncHome = (SyncFacadeHome)CVUtility.getHomeObject("com.centraview.syncfacade.SyncFacadeHome", "SyncFacade");
com.centraview.syncfacade.SyncFacade sfremote = (com.centraview.syncfacade.SyncFacade)syncHome.create();
sfremote.setDataSource(dataSource);
int newEntityID = sfremote.findCompanyNameMatch(companyName, individualID);
individualVO.setEntityID(newEntityID);