1. A method in a data processing system for determining the configuration of a digital design including a plurality of latches, said method comprising: the data processing system obtaining a set of latch values of the plurality of latches within the digital design; the data processing system determining a setting of a Dial instance based upon said set of latch values by reference to a configuration database, said configuration database specifying a mapping table uniquely associating each a plurality of different settings of said Dial with a respective one of a plurality of different sets of latch values; and the data processing system outputting said setting of said Dial instance.