StartOfThisMonth

This function will be deprecated in a future release, so use it with caution.

However, it is still supported for existing expressions, so it has not been removed from the application. Editing an expression using this function can cause an error message to appear.

Instead of this function, use BeginningOfMonth(0).

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

For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".

Business Object Category Yes/No
Business Rules: Before-Save Rules Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load) Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, without Also Recalculate On Load) Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load) Yes
Business Rules: Editing Rules Yes1
Business Rules: Initialization Rules Yes
Business Rules: Read Only Rules No
Business Rules: Required Rules Yes1
Business Rules: Validation Rules Yes1
Client Expressions No
Object Permissions Yes
Services Yes
LDAP Yes
Mobile Yes
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions) Yes
UI Quick Actions No
Reports Yes
Search/Dashboard without field references Yes
Search/Dashboard with field references Yes
1. Except when this field appears on a form or is triggered by such a field.

Parameters

none

 

Return Value

DateTime value.

If the application 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 Service Manager.

Example

$(StartOfThisMonth())

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