Returns the first day of the fiscal quarter for a specific date or time in Salesforce Spiff. The return format is YYYY-MM-DD. If you haven't specified fiscal year dates in Spiff, this function falls back to a standard calendar year.
Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning
Experience
Available in: Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer
Editions
Available for an additional cost in: Professional Edition with Web
Services API Enabled
Syntax
beginning_of_fiscal_quarter(date or time, offset)
Arguments
Argument
Required?
Description
date_or_time
Required
The Date or Date & Time value to evaluate. This argument supports any date functions.
offset
Optional
An integer that overrides the start of the fiscal quarter by one month. Positive values shift the start forward in time and negative values shift the start back in time.
Example
Return the beginning of the fiscal quarter based on the beginning of the statement period, using the BeginningOfPeriod helper function, and adjust the value by one month back in time.
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