--- title: First Opportunity Close Date | Rollup Helper Use Case Library description: How to calculate the first close date for a child Opportunity for each parent Account record by auto-deploying a rollup from inside Rollup Helper. image: https://www.passagetechnology.com/hubfs/First%20Opportunity%20Close%20Date.jpg --- [GET DEMO](https://www.passagetechnology.com/any-product-one-on-one) **+1 (224) 655-6779 [![Trusted Salesforce service partner Passage Technology](https://www.passagetechnology.com/hubfs/2021/Nav-header-logo_PT.png) ](https://www.passagetechnology.com) # First Opportunity Close Date [![Free Salesforce business guides to help admins/developers, project managers, sales managers, and decision makers. Download the free PDF series now: Reinventing Your Business, Reimagining Your Salesforce®.](https://www.passagetechnology.com/hubfs/2021/Essential-Salesforce-Guide_Helper-Suite.png) ](https://www.passagetechnology.com/en/essential-guide-for-salesforce-admins-developers) ## Problem: How do you calculate the first close date for a child Opportunity for each parent Account record? ## Solution: Deploy Rollup Helper's pre-built rollup "First Opportunity Close Date."  Quickly deploy one of Rollup Helper's pre-built rollups named, "First Opportunity Close Date." The First Opportunity Close Date use case calculates the first close date for a child Opportunity for each parent Account record. This use case deploys one Rollup Helper setting and one field, "rhuc_First_Opportunity_Close_Date." Once logged into your Salesforce organization click on the App Launcher or All Tabs and search for "Rollup Helper." Click on the "Deploy Pre-Built Rollups" tile and click Deploy next to the First Opportunity Close Date label: ![Browse Use Cases Tile](https://www.passagetechnology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Browse%20Use%20Cases%20Tile.png?width=1303&name=Browse%20Use%20Cases%20Tile.png) ![First Opportunity Close Date](https://www.passagetechnology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/First%20Opportunity%20Close%20Date.jpg?width=1826&name=First%20Opportunity%20Close%20Date.jpg) - Click on the Deploy First Opportunity Close Date Field button ![First Opportunity Close Date deploy field](https://www.passagetechnology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/First%20Opportunity%20Close%20Date%20deploy%20field.jpg?width=1751&name=First%20Opportunity%20Close%20Date%20deploy%20field.jpg) - The First Opportunity Close Date field will be deployed. - Please Note: Field Level Security will not be automatically set when creating fields through Rollup Helper, and the field will not automatically be added to page layouts. Please ensure that the newly created field is added to all desired layouts and permission sets once the rollup creation process has concluded. - Then click on the Deploy and Run First Opportunity Close Date Setting button ![First Opportunity Close Date deploy setting](https://www.passagetechnology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/First%20Opportunity%20Close%20Date%20deploy%20setting.jpg?width=2330&name=First%20Opportunity%20Close%20Date%20deploy%20setting.jpg) - Finally, click on the Start Rollup Run button ![First Opportunity Close Date run rollup](https://www.passagetechnology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/First%20Opportunity%20Close%20Date%20run%20rollup.jpg?width=2307&name=First%20Opportunity%20Close%20Date%20run%20rollup.jpg) You will also be able to view and edit the deployed rollup via the All Rollups page. Now Sales and Marketing teams will be able to see how long an Account has been a Customer. 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