def createResource(self, resource_type, resource_name, status, description=None,
external_system=None, location=None, department=None, owner=None, **add_params):
"""
Create resource object and save it into database
@return created resource object
"""
resource = Resource(specification_name=resource_type, resource_name=resource_name, resource_status=status,
description=description, external_system=external_system, location=location,
department=department, owner=owner, additional_parameters=add_params)
resource.validate()
self.db_conn.connect()
res_id = self.db_conn.save_entity(CommonDatabaseAPI.ET_RESOURCE, resource.to_dict())
self.db_conn.close()
resource.set__id(res_id)
return resource
