def METHOD_NAME(self):
    self.bqm = dimod.BQM.from_ising({}, {'ab': -1, 'bc': 1, 'ac': 1})
    self.initial_states = [{'a': 1, 'b': 1, 'c': 1},
                           {'a': -1, 'b': -1, 'c': -1}]
    self.initial_sampleset = dimod.SampleSet.from_samples_bqm(
        self.initial_states, self.bqm)