What is bug testing and Some tools to help

Bug this the error that comes with the software while running which can crash that the program or you can say destroy  that software. This the coding error comes when  the developer  does  wrong coding in the development process of that software. This problem comes when developer inserts any code without the logic of it. Most of the bugs come due to human error. Bug testing checks  the bug of  the software before the release of the software which helps in smooth running of the software and bug testing works like a quality check to the project, which checks the quality and its working process that everything is working fine or not before it reaches to the customer.  But still, the major question comes that why bug test? Is people are not ethical in making the software. But the thing is everyone is not working ethically or it can be human errors as well, so to be on a safer side this practice is incurred to test the bug before it releases to the customer so that you can check all the security issue and software issue early before it gets too late that the main reason why bug testing is important.

An example that how bug testing is done like XYZ company is making a software  first developer work on software making  he gives his 100% to make it effective without any error but as a company you  not rely on the developer he can make a human error which can be a disaster to your company later. But in the same way after the developer is done if there is the gate to check the software before it reaches to the customer then it will be good and in this case, bug testing works like a gate who checks the quality and all the error and send it to the developer to fix it. This helps the company in the smooth running of the software and getting the positive feedback from the customer which will increase the revenue of the company. 

When you are buying any bug tracking tools you should keep in mind that it should be easy to use so that who are not familiar with this process can easily understand that with the help of these tools so that will be simple for them to run and execute it. That tool should be with a feature of automation this helps rectify little operator error. It should be customizable so that you can fit it according to your needs. It should be user-friendly not very complex 

Some Bug tracking tools

JIRA

This is a configuration management application ensures complete the management & handle of your application, H/W, documentation & web contents, providing a proactive support platform for software development throughout the life cycle.

Axosoft

An application with the collaborations, project planning, agile bugs & event tracking capacities. Application development teams will appreciate the ability to spontaneously manage their product backlogs, plan releases, & analyze their burn down speed.

Scopidea

This lets the designers& developers make issues reports & feature requests with just a point & click. It intuitively compiles the contextual feedbacks & bug reports with all the pieces of information required to fix the issues. Includes the browsers’, Operating Systems & automatics screenshots’. Easy enough for non-technical users to use the robust enough for the developers to like.

How to work with Bugzilla (bug tracking tool)

Let me first tell you what is a bug tracking tool??
Bug tracking tool is actually a software application that enables us to keep track of reported bugs, defects or issues. Bug tracking tool is also called defect tracking tool. There is a number of bug tracking tool available online in the market.

As we all know that Bugzilla is a bug tracking tool, which is widely used by software testers for creating reports and various other tasks. So, I think it is mandatory that every software tester should be well known to Bugzilla & its working.  Previously we discussed How to login to Bugzilla in part 1 & then we discuss that how to create reports in Bugzilla in part 2. Now today we are going to discuss that how to create graphs in Bugzilla.

Through graphs, we can view the current state of the bug database. In this, we can run reports either through HTML tables or graphical lines/pie chart. The idea behind creating graphical reports in Bugzilla (bug tracking tool) is to define a set of bugs using standard search interface & then it allows us to choose some aspect of that set to plot on horizontal as well as vertical axes. And if you choose vertical pages, then you will get a 3-dimensional plot.

Step #1:

In order to view your report in graphical representations. We first have to choose &  click on the reports from the Main Menu & after that, we have to select a graphical report from the drop down menu.

Step#2:

If for example we have to create a graph %complete vs deadline. Therefore, for this, we have to choose values on vertical as well as the horizontal axis. So, we choose %complete on vertical axis and deadline on the horizontal axis.

Now we have to set various options in order to present the reports graphically.

Ø  Vertical as well as horizontal axis

Ø  Multiple Images

Ø  Various graphs like format line graph, pie chart, bar graphs etc.

Ø  Plot data set

Ø  Classify your bug

Ø  Classify your product as well as component

Ø  Classify bug status

Ø  Select resolution

Ø  Click on generate report

After filling all these fields, we will get the required graphical report.

This is all for today’s blog on the topic Bugzilla (bug tracking tool). In our next post, we will continue our discussion and I will let know you know about Browse option, simple search option in Bugzilla and many more.

Till then please keep visiting our website www.scopidea.com for more useful & knowledgeable blogs and articles.  

How to work with Bugzilla (Bug Tracking Tool)

Previously we introduce our reader to Bugzilla, which is an efficient Bug Tracking Tool. You can go through that particular article by visiting Bug Tracking Tool (part 1). Today we are going to discuss how to create a bug report in Bugzilla.

Before moving further, let me tell you first what Bugzilla actually is???

Bugzilla is actually a bug tracking tool that allows one or more developers to keep track of various defects or bugs within the product.

We can create a bug report in Bugzilla bug tracking tool through following steps.

Step #1: In order to create a new bug in Bugzilla, visit the HOMEPAGE of Bugzilla & click on the NEW TAB from the MAIN MENU.

After clicking on the new bug, a new window appears with various fields in which you have to enter information regarding that particular bug.

 Step#2:  In the next window, you have to enter information in the following fields:

Ø  Enter Product

Ø  Enter Component

Ø  Give Component Description

Ø  Select Version

Ø  Select Severity

Ø  Select Hardware

Ø  Select Operating System

Ø  Enter Summary

Ø  Enter Description

Ø  Attach Attachment

Ø  Then after filling up all the above mentioned filled, just click on Submit button.

Ø  Please note that the above fields will vary as per the customization of your Bugzilla.

Here, the mandatory fields are marked with red asterisk.

Step#3:  After clicking on SUBMIT button, your bug ID is created & is assigned to your bug.  We can also add other optional information to the bug in order to give more details about the bug which we created.

Other information which we can add is:

Ø  URL

Ø  Whiteboard

Ø  Tags

Ø  Blocks

Ø  Attachments

Step#4: Within the same window, if you further scroll down. You can select a deadline date as well as the status of the bug.

From Deadline, we mean time limit which is required to resolve the bug in given time frame.

This is all for today’s blog regarding Bugzilla (Bug tracking tool). In our next article, we will discuss how to create graphical charts in Bugzilla bug tracking tool. Till then, keep visiting www.scopidea.com and enhance your technical knowledge.