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New Bug and Open Bug

What is the difference between New and Open bug? Who is responsible for changing the phase of bug from New to Open?

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Last Update: November 25, 2008 Asked by: nisha.snr

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Submitted by: Sushma Mosali

New: As part of testing when you find an issue, you perform all the relevant checks, like whether it was occurring in the earlier release, if so then you will reopen the bug, if not then you will create new defect and the status of that defect will be "NEW"

Open: Once you open a new bug, it will be revised by Development/Project Manager and then he will assign it to the developer, then the status of the bug will be changed from NEW to OPEN

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August 09, 2008 09:23:32

vikas.kr18

Member Since: June 2008 Contribution: 5

RE: New Bug and Open Bug

When a tester found a bug in a software during testing and the bug is verified by the T.L. then it is called the "New" state of a bug. When the Testing Lead sent the bug to Development Lead for modification and it is verified by the D.L. it is called the "Assigned" state of a bug. The bug is then transferred to development team to fix it. The developer open the bug it is called the "Open" state of a bug.

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August 11, 2008 08:25:55

poornima_lpr

Member Since: August 2008 Contribution: 3

RE: New Bug and Open Bug

When a tester finds a bug,he makes the status New and shows this to team lead who decides whether it is really bug and then changes the status to open and sends this to developer to fix the bug.

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August 11, 2008 13:56:06

shilpasurya

Member Since: August 2008 Contribution: 5

RE: New Bug and Open Bug

A New Bug is a fresh bug found and reported to dev team.

An Open Bug is an already found bug, but the bug is yet to be resolved....to either status such as fixed/by design/Closed

The Test Team assigns the bug status to "open"

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August 28, 2008 00:57:09

srinivasulub1981

Member Since: December 2005 Contribution: 139

RE: New Bug and Open Bug

New : If a tested found an issue while doing testing then he logged the issue in Defect tracking system and reported the same to his lead/manager.

Open: Lead/manager has to be review the same issue, if he feels it's really a bug then he changed the status to Open and reported same to development lead, or else changed the status to Closed.

Srinivas (srinivasulub1981@gmail.com)

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August 28, 2008 19:36:04

Sushma Mosali

Member Since: June 2007 Contribution: 253

RE: New Bug and Open Bug

New: As part of testing when you find an issue, you perform all the relevant checks, like whether it was occurring in the earlier release, if so then you will reopen the bug, if not then you will create new defect and the status of that defect will be "NEW"

Open: Once you open a new bug, it will be revised by Development/Project Manager and then he will assign it to the developer, then the status of the bug will be changed from NEW to OPEN

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September 24, 2008 03:55:39

pankajmusic

Member Since: September 2008 Contribution: 2

RE: New Bug and Open Bug

Hi,Â

if a Â tester is testing an application andÂ finds a bug then it is called a New bug and then it is sent to development team and if the development team says that it is a really bug then it comes under the Open Stage.

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Sharma@Chennai

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November 17, 2008 06:51:20

nagsjy56

Member Since: July 2008 Contribution: 1

RE: New Bug and Open Bug

There is NO "OPEN" status, it is just a Terminology which is frequently used. When Tester Looged an Issue i.e BUG, which is in "NEW" status, and that particular Bug was not resolved untill that Particular Project's release time, will say that there is still some "OPEN" defects for this release, it is resolved fine, otherwise will "DEFER" that Defect based on Business people Comments.

****In QC9.2 also there is No specific status like "OPEN".

Is there any mistake, please rectify me.

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November 19, 2008 00:24:06

HUMPBACKWHALE

Member Since: November 2008 Contribution: 8

RE: New Bug and Open Bug

In QC 9.2 there is a specific status called Open, that actually depends on the customization of the defect module in QC by your project admin.
He may define the defect workflow as per your company process where open bug may not be there.

New Bug can be defined as the bug which was found freshly and had been logged with status as New.This is the Intail state of a Bug

Open bug can be defined as in such way that a bug which was in closed or terminated state can be set to status open and can be assigned back to a developer for solving.
This is one of the example

Open bug may also be treated as a state next to New Bug.that means the bug had been identified as a valid one and had been assigned to person in active state.

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November 25, 2008 02:43:00

preethi.gollamandala

Member Since: September 2008 Contribution: 12

RE: New Bug and Open Bug

Difference between New bug and Open Bug is nothing but firstly the tester is going the assign the status as New,after that when ever the developer opens that defect and he will changes to status as open and then he is going tochange it into closed.

So the "New" status for a bug is given by Tester and "Open" status is changed by the developer when he is inthe process of fixing that defect..

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