def METHOD_NAME(self, total=None):
    self.set_description(None)
    if total is not None and self.update_ui:
        shared.status.job_no = 0
        shared.status.job_count = total
        if self.status_handler is not None:
            self.status_handler.update(
                items={f"progress_{self.status_index}_total": shared.status.job_count, f"progress_{self.status_index}_current": shared.status.job_no})
    super().METHOD_NAME(total)