private Date getIncrementalFieldValue() throws KettleException {
    Date result = null;
    boolean firstRow = true;
    Object[] row;
    RowMetaInterface inputRowMeta;

    while ((row = getRow()) != null) {
      if (firstRow) {
        firstRow = false;
        inputRowMeta = getInputRowMeta();

        if (inputRowMeta == null || inputRowMeta.size() <= 0) {
          if (log.isBasic()) {
            logBasic(BaseMessages.getString(PKG, "ZendeskInput.Error.NoIncomingRows"));
          }
          return null;
        }

        String filenameField = environmentSubstitute(meta.getTimestampFieldName());
        int fieldIndex = inputRowMeta.indexOfValue(filenameField);
        if (fieldIndex < 0) {
          throw new KettleStepException(
              BaseMessages.getString(
                  PKG, "ZendeskInputIncremental.Exception.StartDateFieldNotFound", filenameField));
        }
        ValueMetaInterface fieldValueMeta = inputRowMeta.getValueMeta(fieldIndex);
        if (!(fieldValueMeta instanceof ValueMetaDate)) {
          throw new KettleStepException(
              BaseMessages.getString(
                  PKG,
                  "ZendeskInput.Error.WrongFieldType",
                  ValueMetaFactory.getValueMetaName(fieldValueMeta.getType())));
        } else {
          result = fieldValueMeta.getDate(row[fieldIndex]);
        }
      } else {
        if (log.isDetailed()) {
          logDetailed(
              BaseMessages.getString(PKG, "ZendeskInput.Warning.IgnoringAdditionalInputRows"));
        }
      }
    }

    if (firstRow) {
      if (log.isBasic()) {
        logBasic(BaseMessages.getString(PKG, "ZendeskInput.Error.NoIncomingRows"));
      }
    }

    return result;
  }