Filtering & Searching Defects Guide

Quick Filters

Quick filters provide one-click access to common defect views:

Status Filters

  • New: All new defects
  • In Progress: Defects currently being worked on
  • Resolved: Defects marked as fixed
  • In Test: Defects under QA validation
  • Closed: Closed defects

Priority Filters

  • Critical: Critical priority defects
  • High: High priority defects
  • Medium: Medium priority defects
  • Low: Low priority defects

Severity Filters

  • Blocker: Blocker severity defects
  • Critical: Critical severity defects
  • High: High severity defects
  • Moderate: Moderate severity defects
  • Low: Low severity defects

Assignment Filters

  • Unassigned: Defects without an assignee
  • Assigned to Me: Defects assigned to you
  • My Defects: Defects you reported or are assigned to

Date Filters

  • Created Today: Defects created today
  • Created This Week: Defects created this week
  • Created This Month: Defects created this month
  • Due Today: Defects due today
  • Due This Week: Defects due this week
  • Overdue: Defects past their due date

Insight Filters

Advanced insight filters help identify patterns:

  • Stale Defects: Open defects not updated in 7+ days
  • Recently Resolved: Defects resolved in the last 7 days
  • Long Running: Open defects older than 30 days
  • Quick Wins: Low priority and low severity defects
  • High Risk: High priority and high severity defects
  • Regression Risk: Defects linked to test cases
  • Unassigned Critical: Critical/blocker defects without assignee
  • Abandoned: Assigned defects not updated in 14+ days
  • Recently Updated: Defects updated in the last 24 hours
  • Requires Attention: Open defects not updated in 3+ days
  • Needs Update: Open defects not updated in 7+ days
  • Needs Triage: New defects without assignee
  • Ready for QA: Resolved defects awaiting verification
  • Awaiting Verification: Defects in test status
  • Recently Reopened: Defects reopened in the last 7 days
  • Stuck in Progress: In progress defects older than 7 days
  • On Hold Too Long: On hold defects older than 14 days

Advanced Filtering

Filter Panel

The filter panel provides comprehensive filtering options:

Status: Filter by defect status (single or multiple)

Priority: Filter by priority level

Severity: Filter by severity level

Assignee: Filter by assigned user

Reporter: Filter by reporting user

Due Date: Filter by due date range

Project: Filter by project (workspace view only)

Test Case Reference: Filter by linked test case

Execution Source: Filter by linked test run or release

Custom Fields: Filter by any custom field values

Use the global search box to find defects by:

  • Defect code
  • Title
  • Priority
  • Severity
  • Status
  • Reporter
  • Assignee
  • Test case reference
  • Execution source

The search is case-insensitive and matches partial text.

Filter Management

  • Apply Filters: Select filter values and they are applied immediately
  • Clear All: Remove all active filters and search query
  • Filter Count: See the number of active filters in the header
  • Combined Filters: Multiple filters work together (AND logic)

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