Information Technology Reference
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Open for
Assignment
Open for
Verification
Assigned
Closed
Passed
Failed
Re-assigned
Figure ...
Defect life cycle.
The life cycle of a defect includes open for assignment, assigned, open for veri-
fication, failed, reassigned, passed, or closed (see Figure 7.5).
In the defect tracking system, the tester should open a new defect when he finds
it. He should use a proper template for defect logging so that it will be easier for
everybody in the loop who is responsible for assigning defects, fixing defects, reas-
signing defects, and closing defects.
Here is a template that can be used for reporting defects:
Name of tester:
Version or build:
<
Version or build of the product
>
Module or component:
<
mention here the name of tested module or component
>
Platform/operating system:
Type of error:
<
coding error/design error/suggestion/UI/documentation/text error/
hardware error
>
Priority:
Severity:
Status:
Assigned to:
Defect name:
Test data:
Steps to create defect:
Expected result:
Actual result:
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Monitoring of Production Systems
Most of the production instances are tested nightly to check if the application is
available or not available, if any functionality of the application has any problems,
or if the application has any performance issues.
