Problem Definition

It is currently not possible to create a status without any Category via the JIRA UI.

Suggested Solution

It would be good to have the possibility of manually selecting the option No Category via the UI while editing or creating a Status.

Workaround

It is possible to edit the category directly in the database, using the steps below:

1. Take a Backup from your JIRA Database to revert back if there are any problems.
2. Stop JIRA.
3. Run the SQL Query below in the database for modifying the category of a status to "No Category":

   UPDATE issuestatus SET statuscategory = 1 WHERE pname = 'STATUS_NAME';
   

4. Start JIRA.