{{tag>Function Function_List Date_And_Time}}
====== FIRST_DAY_OF_QUARTER ======
===== Description =====
Returns the date of the first day of the calendar quarter (1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October) that the provided date falls in
===== Syntax =====

''FIRST_DAY_OF_QUARTER (date)''

===== Parameters =====
Attribute of the Date type or date constant or calculation producing a date
===== Returns =====

**Date**: the first day of the quarter of the provided date

===== Example =====
<code aim>IF FIRST_DAY_OF_QUARTER (Account.OpeningDate) = 01/10/2004 THEN ...</code>

===== Related =====

[[ref:a_f:f:af:last_day_of_quarter|LAST_DAY_OF_QUARTER]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:first_day_of_month|FIRST_DAY_OF_MONTH]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:first_day_of_next_month|FIRST_DAY_OF_NEXT_MONTH]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:first_day_of_prev_month|FIRST_DAY_OF_PREV_MONTH]]