Software Testing, QA

example of bug report

The template of the bug report depends on the bug tracking system you use. Usually the bug report should contain the following fields:

  • unique identifier
  • build version
  • summary
  • description
  • step to reproduction
  • reproduction (always, sometimes)
  • severity
  • priority
  • symptom

As soon as a bug has been found, it must be reported because you can forget about the bug. Do not prepare the report on a paper (you can lose it) and log the report to the bug tracking system. These are simple rules but many testers neglect them and many bugs have been left unfixed.

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Comments on: "How to create a good bug report" (5)

  1. Eric Rayburn said:

    Eric Rayburn posted:

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  2. Natalya Bosatskaya said:

    @Eric Rayburn

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    • Natalya Bosatskaya said:

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