@Override
  public void setLatestValue(Object value) {
    // does this also need to set _valueIsObject
    _value = value;
  }
Determines whether or not to conflate this message. This method will answer true IFF the
message's operation is AFTER_UPDATE and its region has enabled are conflation. Otherwise, this
method will answer false. Messages whose operation is AFTER_CREATE, AFTER_DESTROY,
AFTER_INVALIDATE or AFTER_REGION_DESTROY are not conflated.

@return Whether to conflate this message
geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/internal/cache/tier/sockets/ClientUpdateMessageImpl.java