Defects and bugs upset every software system or application and thus it becomes necessary to root them out as early as possible. Tracking the defects and bugs in a software system or application proves to be quite a headache for the tester. It is like searching for one particular fish in an ocean.
Over the years new and advance technologies are being designed to improve the defect tracking methodologies and thus relieve the testers and developers of this headache. Most of the testing processes are now being automated and one of the resultant of this effort is the “defect tracking automated system” which is all what has been discussed in this article.
About Defect Tracking Automated System
- As the name of the system itself suggests it is a tool which tracks the defects and bugs all by itself with the help of the automated processes.
- This defect tracking automated system is easier to use and operate and implement.
- It can carry out many of the testing processes on its own, some instructions from the tester are required.
- The tester just has to sit back and justify the outcomes.
- The automated working of this defect tracking system is what makes this system different from the others.
- Automation is something very common nowadays in the field of computers and this feature has allowed the testers who have less knowledge and experience to carry out the testing process with confidence.
- This is so because this automated defect tracking system makes use of a few commands and simplified options to guide the tester to carry out the whole process so very efficiently and it is so very user friendly.
- There is no need for the tester to mug himself/ herself up with the knowledge of the whole process because anyways the system is smart enough to handle all the processes itself.
- This even makes it easy to teach it to the other fresh testers who don’t have any experience.
- Another feature of defect tracking automated system is that all of its functions are self explanatory.
- The idea of having an automated system has to be simple and easy to understand otherwise it is of no use.
- The evaluation of the defect tracking system in terms of its efficiency and detection rate is also very important concern and helps in deciding for the better defect tracking automated systems.
- But, for the evaluation of the tracking system one needs to know about its specific features and understand the work flow of the system.
- He/ she should be able to relate it to the requirements of the application under testing.
- Also, the defect tracking automated system needs to be in sync with the current bug tracking process.
Requirements of the System
- Before you start evaluating your defect tracking automated system, make sure that you have identified all the requirements of the system because these requirements are required to guide the evaluation process.
- These requirements need to be converted in to a features list like one shown below:
1. Adaptability
2. Change history
3. Customizable fields
4. E mail notifications
5. Security
6. Web based client
7. Work flow
- Some defect tracking automates systems can also be used to track the other types of issues like:
1. Test cases
2. Purchase orders
3. Support calls etc.
If the tracking system that you are using has been specifically designed for the purpose of bug tracking then you will have a hard time in adapting the system to track the other issues. Before starting tracking the bugs make sure that you have set the right commands to the system.
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