Viewing Defect Details - Properties Guide
To view defect details:
- Click on any defect row in the table (project view)
- The defect details view opens, showing:
Defect Header:
- Defect code and title (editable)
- Status, priority, severity badges
- Quick actions (back, share, bookmark, delete)
Defect Description:
- Rich text description with formatting
- Attachments and files
- Edit description inline
Defect Sidebar:
- Status, priority, severity (editable)
- Assignee and reporter
- Due date
- Notifiers (users to notify of updates)
- Custom fields
Defect Tabs:
- Comments: Discussion and collaboration
- Traceability: Links to test cases, requirements, executions
- History: Complete change history
Defect Properties
Each defect has the following properties:
- Defect ID: Unique identifier
- Defect Code: Human-readable code (e.g., DEF-001)
- Title: Brief description
- Description: Detailed explanation (rich text)
- Type: Defect type (Bug, Enhancement, etc.)
- Priority: Critical, High, Medium, Low
- Severity: Blocker, Critical, High, Moderate, Low
- Status: Current lifecycle status
- Reporter: User who reported the defect
- Assignee: User assigned to fix the defect
- Due Date: Target resolution date
- Project: Project the defect belongs to
- Created Date: When the defect was created
- Updated Date: When the defect was last modified
- Traceability: Links to test cases, requirements, executions
- Attachments: Files and screenshots
- Comments: Discussion threads
- History: Change log
- Notifiers: Users notified of updates
- Custom Fields: Project-specific fields
Permissions
Defects are subject to project-level permissions:
- View Defects: View defects list and details
- Create Defects: Create new defects
- Edit Defects: Modify existing defects
- Delete Defects: Remove defects
- Assign Defects: Assign defects to users
- Change Status: Update defect status
Permissions are managed at the project level through roles. Contact your project administrator if you need additional permissions.
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