WATCH: Defect Management

When a tester executes the test cases, he might come across the test result which is contradictory to expected result. This variation in the test result is referred as a defect. These defects or variation are referred by different names in a different organization likeissues, problem, bug or incidents.

While reporting the bug to developer, your Bug Report should contain the following information

  • Defect_ID - Unique identification number for the defect.
  • Defect Description - Detailed description of the defect including information about the module in which defect was found.
  • Version - Version of the application in which defect was found.
  • Steps - Detailed steps along with screenshots with which the developer can reproduce the defects.
  • Date Raised - Date when the defect is raised
  • Reference-  where in you Provide reference to the documents like . requirements, design, architecture or may be even screenshots of the error   to help understand the defect
  • Detected By - Name/ID of the tester who raised the defect
  • Status - Status of the defect , more on this later
  • Fixed by - Name/ID of the developer who fixed it
  • Date Closed - Date when the defect is closed
  • Severity which describes the impact of the defect on the application
  • Priority which is related to defect fixing urgency. Severity Priority could be High/Medium/Low based on the impact urgency at which the defect should be fixed respectively


 

Last modified: Saturday, 11 June 2016, 10:41 AM