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title: "Get First Day of the Month"
slug: "get-first-day-of-the-month"
updated: 2021-03-12T15:05:23Z
published: 2021-03-12T15:07:04Z
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# Get First Day of the Month

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## Overview

| ## Example Lab Details |
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| **Version** | 5.13.1 |
| **Root Folder** | Example Lab - Get First Day of the Month |
| **Modules** | None |
| **Dependencies** | None |

This Example Lab demonstrates how to use a Flow to take a DateTime value as an input to return the first day of that month.

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## Explanation

This **Converter Flow** takes in a DateTime input and then outputs a DateTime value of the first date of that month. This works by first formatting the Date into a "MM/YYYY" String, then parsing that String back into a DateTime. Because the String has no day, it defaults to the first of the month that is being parsed.

Reference Articles[Using Converter Flows](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/using-converter-flows)

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