This object is used to designate the setting method for the shaping rate from the manager. Also, this object returns the reply to the shaping rate setting request from the agent side. - 'active', which indicates that the conceptual row is available for use by the managed device; - 'notInService', which indicates that the conceptual row exists in the agent, but is unavailable for use by the managed device; - 'notReady', which indicates that the conceptual row exists in the agent, but is missing information necessary in order to be available for use by the managed device; - 'createAndGo', which is supplied by a management station wishing to create a new instance of a conceptual row and to have it available for use by the managed device; - 'createAndWait', which is supplied by a management station wishing to create a new instance of a conceptual row but not to have it available for use by the managed device; and, - 'destroy', which is supplied by a management station wishing to delete all of the instances associated with an existing conceptual row.