Defect must be tracked and fixed to ensure user specified requirement and performance. The defect may arise in or during any phase of software development, but majorly it is raised, captured and tracked in testing phase. Defect tracking template allows us to test defect and correct prior completion of product and also it helps to monitor status of the process.
It is used by any member of the software development team.
It is also called as bug report or defect log template or bug defect tracking or defect tracking system or bug tracking system.
If bug / defect not tracked or logged or addressed, then it won’t be addressed or guided properly to the developers. Following are the list of key points included in defect tracking template to understand or record actual raised issues using defect tracking tools.
Name of Project Manager -:
Prepared By -:
Prepared Date -:
Version / Issue No -:
| S.N | Defect Tracking Particular | Example | Description |
| 1 | Test Case Id | TC_1 | Unique identifier of the defect |
| 2 | Test Case Description | Defect occurs | Description of the defect occurred |
| 3 | Reported By | Mr. Kumar | Name of defect reporter |
| 4 | Life Cycle Phase | Requirement, Planning, Designing, Testing | Defect found in development cycle |
| 5 | Defect Priority | High, Medium, Low | Priority of defect to resolve |
| 6 | Owner | Ms. Pawar | Defect found in which module, phase and developed by whom |
| 7 | Assigned To | Ms. Pawar | Defect assigned to correct |
| 8 | Assigned Date | 17/03/2016 | Date of assigned |
| 9 | Estimated Date to Fix | 18/03/2016 | Estimated date of fix the defect |
| 10 | Status of Defect | Under review, In progress, Completed | Status of progress of defect |
| 11 | Actual Date of Fix | 20/03/2016 | Actual date of fixed defect |
| 12 | Root Cause of Defect | Logic | Root cause of defect raise |