Index: trunk/grails-app/services/TaskService.groovy
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--- trunk/grails-app/services/TaskService.groovy	(revision 600)
+++ trunk/grails-app/services/TaskService.groovy	(revision 601)
@@ -97,15 +97,18 @@
             }
 
-            // Default status to "not started" if not supplied.
-            params.taskStatus = params.taskStatus ?: TaskStatus.get(1)
-
-            // Set budgetStatus.
-            if(params.taskType?.id?.toLong() == 1 || params.taskType?.id?.toLong() == 2) // Immediate Callout or Unsheduled Breakin.
-                params.taskBudgetStatus = params.taskBudgetStatus ?: TaskBudgetStatus.get(1) // Unplanned.
-            else
-                params.taskBudgetStatus = params.taskBudgetStatus ?: TaskBudgetStatus.get(2) // Planned.
-
             def taskInstance = new Task(params)
             result.taskInstance = taskInstance
+
+            // Set taskStatus if not supplied.
+            if(!params.taskStatus)
+                taskInstance.taskStatus = TaskStatus.read(1) // Not Started
+
+            // Set budgetStatus if not supplied.
+            if(!params.taskBudgetStatus) {
+                if(taskInstance.taskType?.id == 1 || taskInstance.taskType?.id == 2) // Immediate Callout or Unsheduled Breakin.
+                    taskInstance.taskBudgetStatus = TaskBudgetStatus.read(1) // Unplanned.
+                else
+                    taskInstance.taskBudgetStatus = TaskBudgetStatus.read(2) // Planned.
+            }
 
             if(result.taskInstance.parentTask?.trash)