code: public long getStartTick()
    {
      if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.entry(tc, "getStateTick");
  
      long startTick = getTickRange().startstamp;
      
      if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
        SibTr.exit(tc, "getStartTick", new Long(startTick));
        
      return startTick;
    }
docs: /* (non-Javadoc)
  @see com.ibm.ws.sib.processor.runtime.SIMPRemoteMessageControllable#getStartTick()