billingCodeID or departmentID is a Required Field Error
Why Autotask rejects a task status change from TopLeft with a billingCodeID or departmentID error, and how to fix it.
Legacy interface
If an Autotask project task is missing a value for certain fields, when you update the task's status from TopLeft you might see one of the following error messages:
Or
Autotask only requires tasks to have these fields provided when the task has a primary or secondary resource assigned.
To solve this error, simply set the values for those tasks in TopLeft. Then try your change again.
Updated September 23, 2026
