def create_user(raw_data, session):
userObj = User()
userObj.user_name = raw_data['user_name']
userObj.description = raw_data['description']
userObj.phone_number1 = raw_data['phone_number1']
userObj.phone_number2 = raw_data['phone_number2']
userObj.email = raw_data['email']
userObj.password = raw_data['password']
userObj.user_type = raw_data['user_type']
userObj.effective_from = raw_data['effective_from']
userObj.effective_to = raw_data['effective_to']
userObj.created_by = raw_data['created_by']
userObj.last_updated_by = raw_data['last_updated_by']
userObj.employee_id = raw_data['employee_id']
userObj.password_life_span = raw_data['password_life_span']
session.add(userObj)
return userObj
