Reversing Journal Entry Shows Incorrect Date in the Reversal Date Field

Problem:
1. Navigate to Transactions > Financial > Make Journal Entries
2. Set Date to 4/30/2012 and Reversal Date to 5/30/2012
3. Provide all the other information
4. Click Save.

Result:
The system generates 2 Journals with the following details:

a. Journal #1 has a Date of 4/30/2012 and a Reversal Date of 5/30/2012

b. Journal #2 has a Date of 5/30/2012 and a Reversal Date of 4/30/2012

Solution:

This is the expected behavior. The Reversal Date of 4/30/2012 for Journal #2 is the Date saved for Journal #1.

Click on the Reversal Date field and the Field Level help defines it as the date for the reversing entry to be posted. Journal #1 basically reverses Journal #2 and vice versa.