* @return the {@link SyncMessage}
     */
    public static SyncMessage getTSyncOfferMessage(String storeName,
                                                      Scope scope,
                                                      boolean persist) {
        SyncMessage bsm = new SyncMessage(MessageType.SYNC_OFFER);
        AsyncMessageHeader header = new AsyncMessageHeader();
        SyncOfferMessage som = new SyncOfferMessage();
        som.setHeader(header);
        som.setStore(getTStore(storeName, scope, persist));
        
        bsm.setSyncOffer(som);
        return bsm;
    }