Besides adding a status, what's the best field to assign "not doing" to an issue

[annette mattox]

I want to filter certain issues out of a project data set because we are not going to do them and we want to close out the project (burn down).  We do not want to create a status for them.  We identify the project with a value in the component field.  What field should I use to assign the value "not doing".  

[Kat Warner]

We use the "resolution" field for this. We have "Won't do" alongside 'Resolved' and a few others so we have the ability to report on why issues are closed.

[annette mattox]

Thank you!

Does an issue have to be in "done" status before you can assign a resolution value?  If so, how do you keep those "not doing" issues out of your burndown metrics?

[Kat Warner]

You will need to update the estimation statistic on any "not doing" ticket to zero so they do not affect the burn down calculations.