Sample Template for Defect Report / Software Problem Report

Defect ID: (Required) Author: (Required) Release/Build # (Required) Open Date: (Required) Close Date: (Required) Problem Area: (Required) Defect or Enhancement: (Required) Problem Title: (Required) Problem Description: (Required) Current Environment: (Required) Other Environment(s): Defect Type: (Required) System generated System generated Build where issue was discovered System generated System generated when QA closes Describe the problem area Defect (Default) Enhancement Short one-line description A precise problem description with screen shots, if possible E.g. Win95 / Oracle 4.0 NT

E.g., WinNT / Oracle 4.0 NT Functionality (Default) Architectural Connectivity Consistency Database Integrity Documentation GUI Installation Memory Performance Security and Controls Standards and Conventions Stress Usability Quality Assurance (Default) External Customer Internal Customer Development Testing (Default) Review

Who Detected: (Required)

How Detected: (Required)

Walkthrough JAD Assigned To: (Required) Priority: (Required) Individual assigned to investigate problem High (Default) Critical Medium Low High (Default) Critical Medium Low Open (Default) Being Reviewed by Development Returned by Development Ready for Testing in the Next Build Closed (QA) Returned by (QA) Deferred to the Next Release (Required when) Status = Returned by Development, Ready for Testing in the Next Build (Required when) Status = Ready for Testing in the Next Build (Required when) Status = Ready for Testing in the Next Build

Severity: (Required)

Status: (Required)

Status Description: Fixed by:

Planned Fix Build #:

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