Merge pull request #2349 from eileenmcnaughton/CRM-14080

CRM-14080 default to now

api/v3/Contribution.php

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ function _civicrm_api3_contribution_create_spec(&$params) {
   $params['contact_id']['api.required'] = 1;
   $params['total_amount']['api.required'] = 1;
   $params['payment_instrument_id']['api.aliases'] = array('payment_instrument');
+  $params['receive_date']['api.default'] = 'now';
   $params['payment_processor'] = array(
     'name' => 'payment_processor',
     'title' => 'Payment Processor ID',