The Defects page includes search, filters, sorting, and quick insight groups to help teams find the defects that need attention.
Search
Section titled “Search”Use search to find defects by text such as:
- Title
- Defect code
- Priority
- Severity
- Status
- Reporter
- Assignee
- Test case reference
- Source
Search can be combined with filters and quick insights.
Basic Quick Filters
Section titled “Basic Quick Filters”Quick filters provide common one-click views. Current quick filters include:
- High Priority
- Blocker
- Critical
- Open
- In Progress
- Resolved
- Created Today
- This Week
- This Month
- Last 30 Days
- Reported by Me
- Assigned to Me
- Overdue
- Due Today
- Due This Week
Each quick filter shows a live count based on the current defect set.
Insight Groups
Section titled “Insight Groups”Insight groups provide grouped filters for triage and review.
Workflow
Section titled “Workflow”- Stale Defects: open defects not updated in the last 7 days
- Recently Resolved: resolved in the last 7 days
- Long Running: open for 30 days or more
- Quick Wins: low priority and low severity
Quality
Section titled “Quality”- High Risk: high priority and high severity
- Regression Risk: linked to a test case
- Unassigned Critical: blocker or critical severity without an assignee
- Cross-Team: reporter and assignee are different
- Self Assigned: reporter and assignee are the same
- Team Bottlenecks: users with 5 or more open assigned defects
Business
Section titled “Business”- Customer Blocking: open blocker defects
- Release Blockers: high priority defects due soon
- Technical Debt: low priority defects
Efficiency
Section titled “Efficiency”- Weekend Defects: created on Saturday or Sunday
- Rush Defects: created and resolved on the same day
- Abandoned: assigned open defects not updated in the last 14 days
Recent Activity
Section titled “Recent Activity”- Recently Updated: updated in the last 24 hours
- Requires Attention: open defects not updated in the last 3 days
- Needs Update: open defects not updated in the last 7 days
Assignment
Section titled “Assignment”- Needs Triage: new defects without an assignee
- Unassigned: defects without an assignee
QA Workflow
Section titled “QA Workflow”- Ready for QA: resolved defects
- Awaiting Verification: defects currently in test where visible in saved data
Status Changes
Section titled “Status Changes”- Recently Reopened: reopened in the last 7 days
- Stuck In Progress: in progress for more than 7 days
- On Hold Too Long: on hold for more than 14 days where visible in saved data
Advanced Filters
Section titled “Advanced Filters”Advanced filters include:
- Priority
- Severity
- Status
- Assignee
- Due Date
- Test case reference
- Execution source
- Project in workspace view
- Active dropdown custom fields
Filters in the same insight group work together, and different groups can narrow the result further.
Sorting
Section titled “Sorting”Sort defects by:
- Defect Code
- Title
- Priority
- Severity
- Status
- Reporter
- Assignee
- Due Date
- Last Updated
Defect codes use natural sorting so numbered codes stay in a sensible order.
Next Steps
Section titled “Next Steps”- Manage table columns in Manage Defects
- Review defect details in Defect Details
- Use trend dashboards in Observatory