docs: public long getStartTick()
    {
      if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.entry(tc, "getStartTick");
      long startTick=0;
      startTick = msgItem.getMessage().getGuaranteedValueStartTick();
  
      if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.exit(tc, "getStartTick", new Long(startTick));
      return startTick;
    }