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The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public
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License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
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except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
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Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS
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IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or
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implied. See the License for the specific language governing
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rights and limitations under the License.
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The Original Code is the Bugzilla Bug Tracking System.
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The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape Communications
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Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
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Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
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Rights Reserved.
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Contributor(s):
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Contributor(s): Terry Weissman <terry@mozilla.org>
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-->
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<head>
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<TITLE>A Bug's Life Cycle</TITLE>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1 ALIGN=CENTER>A Bug's Life Cycle</h1>
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The <B>status</B> and <B>resolution</B> field define and track the
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life cycle of a bug.
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<a name="status"></a>
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<p>
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<TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=4>
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<TR ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=TOP>
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<TD WIDTH="50%"><H1>STATUS</H1> <TD><H1>RESOLUTION</H1>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP>
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<TD>The <B>status</B> field indicates the general health of a bug. Only
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certain status transitions are allowed.
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<TD>The <b>resolution</b> field indicates what happened to this bug.
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD>
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<DL><DT><B>UNCONFIRMED</B>
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<DD> This bug has recently been added to the database. Nobody has
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validated that this bug is true. Users who have the "canconfirm"
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permission set may confirm this bug, changing its state to NEW.
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Or, it may be directly resolved and marked RESOLVED.
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<DT><B>NEW</B>
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<DD> This bug has recently been added to the assignee's list of bugs
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and must be processed. Bugs in this state may be accepted, and
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become <B>ASSIGNED</B>, passed on to someone else, and remain
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<B>NEW</B>, or resolved and marked <B>RESOLVED</B>.
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<DT><B>ASSIGNED</B>
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<DD> This bug is not yet resolved, but is assigned to the proper
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person. From here bugs can be given to another person and become
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<B>NEW</B>, or resolved and become <B>RESOLVED</B>.
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<DT><B>REOPENED</B>
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<DD>This bug was once resolved, but the resolution was deemed
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incorrect. For example, a <B>WORKSFORME</B> bug is
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<B>REOPENED</B> when more information shows up and the bug is now
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reproducible. From here bugs are either marked <B>ASSIGNED</B>
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or <B>RESOLVED</B>.
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</DL>
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<TD>
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<DL>
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<DD> No resolution yet. All bugs which are in one of these "open" states
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have the resolution set to blank. All other bugs
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will be marked with one of the following resolutions.
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</DL>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD>
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<DL>
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<DT><B>RESOLVED</B>
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<DD> A resolution has been taken, and it is awaiting verification by
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QA. From here bugs are either re-opened and become
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<B>REOPENED</B>, are marked <B>VERIFIED</B>, or are closed for good
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and marked <B>CLOSED</B>.
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<DT><B>VERIFIED</B>
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<DD> QA has looked at the bug and the resolution and agrees that the
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appropriate resolution has been taken. Bugs remain in this state
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until the product they were reported against actually ships, at
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which point they become <B>CLOSED</B>.
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<DT><B>CLOSED</B>
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<DD> The bug is considered dead, the resolution is correct. Any zombie
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bugs who choose to walk the earth again must do so by becoming
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<B>REOPENED</B>.
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</DL>
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<TD>
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<DL>
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<DT><B>FIXED</B>
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<DD> A fix for this bug is checked into the tree and tested.
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<DT><B>INVALID</B>
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<DD> The problem described is not a bug
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<DT><B>WONTFIX</B>
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<DD> The problem described is a bug which will never be fixed.
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<DT><B>LATER</B>
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<DD> The problem described is a bug which will not be fixed in this
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version of the product.
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<DT><B>REMIND</B>
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<DD> The problem described is a bug which will probably not be fixed in this
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version of the product, but might still be.
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<DT><B>DUPLICATE</B>
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<DD> The problem is a duplicate of an existing bug. Marking a bug
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duplicate requires the bug# of the duplicating bug and will at
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least put that bug number in the description field.
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<DT><B>WORKSFORME</B>
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<DD> All attempts at reproducing this bug were futile, reading the
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code produces no clues as to why this behavior would occur. If
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more information appears later, please re-assign the bug, for
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now, file it.
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</DL>
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</TABLE>
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<H1>Other Fields</H1>
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<table border=1 cellpadding=4><tr><td>
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<h2><a name="severity">Severity</a></h2>
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This field describes the impact of a bug.
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<p>
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<p>
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<table>
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<tr><th>Blocker</th><td>Blocks development and/or testing work
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<tr><th>Critical</th><td>crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak
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<tr><th>Major</th><td>major loss of function
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<tr><th>Minor</th><td>minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present
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<tr><th>Trivial</th><td>cosmetic problem like misspelled words or misaligned text
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<tr><th>Enhancement</th><td>Request for enhancement
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</table>
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</td><td>
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<h2><a name="priority">Priority</a></h2>
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This field describes the importance and order in which a bug should be
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fixed. This field is utilized by the programmers/engineers to
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prioritize their work to be done. The available priorities are:
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<p>
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<p>
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<table>
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<tr><th>P1</th><td>Most important
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<tr><th>P2</th><td>
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<tr><th>P3</th><td>
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<tr><th>P4</th><td>
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<tr><th>P5</th><td>Least important
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</table>
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</tr></table>
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<h2><a name="rep_platform">Platform</a></h2>
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This is the hardware platform against which the bug was reported. Legal
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platforms include:
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<UL>
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<LI> All (happens on all platforms; cross-platform bug)
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<LI> Macintosh
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<LI> PC
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<LI> Sun
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<LI> HP
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</UL>
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<b>Note:</b> Selecting the option "All" does not select bugs assigned against all platforms. It
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merely selects bugs that <b>occur</b> on all platforms.
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<h2><a name="op_sys">Operating System</a></h2>
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This is the operating system against which the bug was reported. Legal
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operating systems include:
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<UL>
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<LI> All (happens on all operating systems; cross-platform bug)
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<LI> Windows 95
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<LI> Mac System 8.0
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<LI> Linux
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</UL>
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Note that the operating system implies the platform, but not always.
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For example, Linux can run on PC and Macintosh and others.
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<h2><a name="assigned_to">Assigned To</a></h2>
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This is the person in charge of resolving the bug. Every time this
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field changes, the status changes to <B>NEW</B> to make it easy to see
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which new bugs have appeared on a person's list.
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The default status for queries is set to NEW, ASSIGNED and REOPENED. When
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searching for bugs that have been resolved or verified, remember to set the
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status field appropriately.
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<hr>
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<!-- hhmts start -->
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Last modified: Sun Apr 14 12:51:23 EST 2002
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<!-- hhmts end -->
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</body> </html>
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