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title: "How To Add a New Status Category"
slug: "how-to-add-a-new-status-category"
description: "Optimize your account management process with our detailed guide on adding new status codes. This article provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the Status Code section, covering essential tasks such as entering debt status code names, selecting code groups, and adding labels and descriptions. Delve into the Options section to fine-tune status code behavior, including account lockdown and protection features. The Credit Bureau Reporting Mapping section guides you through adding credit report codes and compliance conditions, ensuring effective credit reporting. Special code considerations for unique reporting situations are also explained. Elevate your understanding of account status management with this comprehensive technical guide."
updated: 2023-03-28T21:26:41Z
published: 2023-03-28T21:26:41Z
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# How to add a New Status Code

This article will demonstrate how to add Status Codes.

**Setup-Accounts-Status Codes-New**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6c7303ca-5ffc-4149-8868-8ea498eee635/Images/Documentation/Create%20Status%20Code(1).gif?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T18%3A42%3A48Z&se=2026-10-31T19%3A42%3A48Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=2jBiPe3jaYC5rPQ20yuLci5vzhsBCYa0SXkpa974phw%3D)

## Status Code fields

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6c7303ca-5ffc-4149-8868-8ea498eee635/Images/Documentation/status%20code%20fields(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T18%3A42%3A48Z&se=2026-10-31T19%3A42%3A48Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=2jBiPe3jaYC5rPQ20yuLci5vzhsBCYa0SXkpa974phw%3D)

### Status Code section

1. Enter debt status code name
2. Select debt Status Code Groups
3. Add Label of the status code
4. Add a description

### Options section

1. Is this status code going to lock down the account so no one can work the account? If yes select the "Locked" box
2. Is this status code protected from being changed to another status code by individuals that don't have management type permissions? If so check the "Is Protected" box
3. You can add a Watermark to the screen when this status code is used. For example, if this was a "legal" status code, you can add the word "Legal" in this box and it will show across the screen when the status code is added to the account

### Credit Bureau Reporting Mapping section

1. Add the credit report code here. If you don't credit report you still must add a code. The typical code that is used for collections is 93.
2. If this is a dispute type code you will need to add a **Compliance Condition Code**
3. Special Codes are used for special type of credit reporting. If you think you need to add a special code please review the code types

Click **Save**

Options Section

Fields in the option section may change based on the Status Code Group selected. See [Status Code Options Section](/v1/docs/status-code-options) for more information.

Recommended reading

[Status Code Groups](/v1/docs/status-code-groups)

[Credit Reporting & Status Code](/v1/docs/credit-reporting-status-code-1)

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represent the state of an account, such ACT (active) or DISPUTE -in ACE, status codes may be used to develop workflow

are used to setup workflow around a set of status codes that might trigger similar behavior inside of ACE