Reference > Expressions > Built-in Functions > Date Functions > StartOfPreviousMonth

StartOfPreviousMonth

Returns the local date for the first day of the previous month, as of midnight on that day, based on the local time of the current session.

Syntax

StartOfPreviousMonth()

Enabled for

Search/Dashboard Yes
Business Rules No
Quick Actions Yes
Workflow Objects No
Reports No

Parameters

none  

Return Value

DateTime value.

If the system has to display the return value, it implicitly converts it to text, thereby allowing the display format to change depending on your culture code. See Available Languages and Cultures for a list of the culture codes used by HEAT.

Example

$(StartOfPreviousMonth())

If today is April 10, 2014, this function returns the DateTime value for March 1, 2014.