public function deleteEnumeration($enumerationId)
 {
     $db = Zend_Registry::get("dbAdapter");
     $enumeration = new Enumeration();
     $enumeration->enumerationId = (int) $enumerationId;
     $enumeration->setPersistMode(WebVista_Model_ORM::DELETE);
     $enumeration->persist();
     // delete recursively
     $enumerationIterator = $this->getAllDescendants($enumeration->enumerationId, 1);
     foreach ($enumerationIterator as $enum) {
         $this->deleteEnumeration($enum->enumerationId);
     }
     $db->beginTransaction();
     try {
         // remove all its descendants
         $sql = "DELETE `ec1` FROM `enumerationsClosure` AS `ec1`\n\t\t\t\tJOIN `enumerationsClosure` `ec2` USING (`descendant`)\n\t\t\t\tWHERE ec2.`ancestor` = {$enumerationId}";
         $db->query($sql);
         $db->commit();
     } catch (Exception $e) {
         $db->rollBack();
         trigger_error($e->getMessage(), E_USER_NOTICE);
     }
 }