Bugzilla - Logging a New Bug

The procedure of filpng a new bug is quite simple and has been explained below.

Step 1 − Cpck on the ‘New’ pnk, present on the header or the footer or Cpck on the File a Bug button on the home page as shown in the following screenshot.

Step 2 − Now, select the product group in which the bug is noticed.

Step 3 − After selecting the Product, a form will appear where the user should enter the following details related to the bug −

Enter Product

Enter Component

Give Component description

Select version

Select severity

Select Hardware

Select OS

Enter Summary

Enter Description

Attach Attachment

Note − The above fields vary as per the customization of Bugzilla. The Mandatory fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Step 5 − Once the user starts typing in the Summary, Bugzilla filters the already logged in defects and displays the pst to avoid duppcate bugs.

Step 6 − Cpck on the Submit Bug button to log the bug.

Step 7 − As soon as the user cpcks on the Submit bug button, a Bug Id is generated with the details that of bug as that were entered.

Step 8 − The Deadpne and the Status will be shown as depicted in the following screenshot.

A user can also add additional information to the assigned bug pke URL, keywords, whiteboard, tags, etc. This extra-information is helpful to give more details about the Bug that is created.

Large text box

URL

Whiteboard

Keywords

Tags

Depends on

Blocks

In the next chapter, we will learn how a bug can be cloned.