this.TrackingLayer.EditTools.BeginTransaction();

                // add feature to Tracking Layer
                try
                {
                    sOutCome = this.TrackingLayer.EditTools.Add(myFeature);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    error logging takes place here

                    this.TrackingLayer.EditTools.RollbackTransaction();
                    return (false);
                }

                // commit transaction
                try
                {
                    trCommit = this.TrackingLayer.EditTools.CommitTransaction();
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    error logging takes place here

                    this.TrackingLayer.EditTools.RollbackTransaction();
                }

                // check Commit Status
                bOutCome = MapFunctions.ChkCommitStatus(trCommit, "Tracking.ItemOnMapAdd", this.TrackingLayer.Name);
                if (bOutCome == false)
                {
                    error logging takes place here
                }