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# ReportingFirstMonth Element (ASSL)
  Defines the first reporting month for the [TimeBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/timebinding-data-type-assl.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<TimeBinding>  
   ...  
   <ReportingFirstMonth>...</ReportingFirstMonth>  
   ...  
</TimeBinding>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|Integer (1 through 12, where 1=January and 12=December)|  
|Default value|**1**|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent element|[TimeBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/timebinding-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The element that corresponds to the parent of **ReportingFirstMonth** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.TimeBinding>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)