# GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.PivotFieldDateGroupOptions.Start

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_PivotFieldDateGroupOptions_Start_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.PivotFieldDateGroupOptions.Start*">Start Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the first date included in the grouped range.</p>
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When <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.PivotFieldDateGroupOptions.AutoStart.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_PivotFieldDateGroupOptions_AutoStart">AutoStart</a> is <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">true</a>, this value is ignored and
the first date is determined from the PivotCache.
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public DateTime? Start { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property Start As Date?</code></pre>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_PivotFieldDateGroupOptions_Start_examples">Examples</h5>
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">PivotFieldDateGroupOptions options = new PivotFieldDateGroupOptions();
options.Start = new DateTime(2024, 1, 1);
DateTime? start = options.Start;</code></pre>

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