Returns the first, last, or all benefit commencement date(s) from the calculation. 

Syntax:

#BCDATE a

Where a can have the following values:

 0  = last benefit commencement date

 1  = first benefit commencement date

  98* = return the previous commencement date (an array)

99* = return all commencement dates (an array)

  100* = return the next commencement date (an array)

*These options, 98/99/100, are only available in Data Defaults and where #DATE is available, i.e., service and salary transformation expressions, Benefit Definitions, Accrual Definitions, and SubFormulas. They are not available in Service Rounding or Date Adjustments.

#BCDATE is not available in Selection Expressions or Benefit Formula Component and Accrual Basis Component Database Field expressions.

Examples:

Check to see if the first commencement date is equal to the status effective date:

(#BCDATE 0) = StatEffDate

Check to see if the last commencement date is prior to date of hire:

(#BCDATE 1) < DOH

Default an effective date array field to hold all the benefit commencement dates:

B_DT:= #BCDATE 99 &
12 #ARRAY (B_DT, B_DT)

Default an effective date array field to hold all the previous benefit commencement dates:

B_DT:= #BCDATE 99 &
N_DT:= #BCDATE 100 &
12 #ARRAY (B_DT, N_DT)

Additional Examples: