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

StartOfThisMonth

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

Syntax

StartOfThisMonth()

Enabled for

Search/Dashboard Yes
Business Rules No
Quick Actions No
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

$(StartOfThisMonth())

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