my $field = my $link = $1;
$field = 'custnum' if $field eq 'popup';
-my $_date = parse_datetime($cgi->param('_date'));
+my $_date;
+if ( $FS::CurrentUser::CurrentUser->access_right('Backdate payment') ) {
+ $_date = parse_datetime($cgi->param('_date'));
+}
+else {
+ $_date = time;
+}
my $new = new FS::cust_pay ( {
$field => $linknum,