I have to say, this is very disappointing, to not have a label/value fieldtype for creating dropdown options. I recently tried the new v4 release and set up content-types for all my options fields in order to pull in via ‘Relation’ field, as was recommended by strapi personnel. Here’s what the database looks like just after setting up the content-types, without connecting by Relation. Does it look strange to you, too?
Please try to resolve the deficiencies of the enumeration field, or create the above Status field type, or simply a Category field type as soon as possible.