Create defects

Submit new defects or link existing defects to entities.

Submit new defects

You can submit new defects to your project or when running a test instance from the Test Lab module.

To submit a defect to your ALM project:

  1. Open the Defects module.

  2. Click New Defect.

  3. Fill in defect details.

    Tab Description
    Details

    Provide the defect details.
    Attachments Add, delete, and download attachments.

To submit a defect when running a test instance:

To submit a defect to a test run, see Add or link a defect to the test run.

To submit a defect to a test step, see Add defects to a test step.

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Manage defects

In the Defects module grid, you can view summary details of defects. Select columns to add or remove columns to the view. When an entity is linked to a defect, the Linked entity icon is added next to the Defect ID. If the defect has an attachment, the Attachment icon is displayed. Click the icon to go directly to the linked entities or attachments.

You can also edit defects when defect editing is enabled for the project.

To filter defects:

By default all defects are displayed. You can use the following filters to filter defects:

Filter

Opens the Filter dialog box that allows you to filter defects by the specified values of any defect fields, except the Comments and Description fields.

For details, see Filter records in Web Client.
Assigned to Me

Filters the defects that are assigned to you.

Click the down arrow next to and select Assigned to Me.
Detected by Me

Filters the defects that are detected by you.

Click the down arrow next to and select Detected by Me.
Favorites

Filters on a selected private or public favorite that has been defined.

To view and edit defect details:

  1. Click the ID link to open the defect you want to view or edit.

    Option Description
    Details Enables you to view and edit the defect details.
    Attachments Enables you to add, delete, and download attachments. Use the CTRL key to select multiple attachments.
    Link Entities

    Enables you to link the current defect to other defects or requirements.

    See Link defects to entities.
    History

    Shows the history of field changes of the defect.

    Only changes to defect fields that have History enabled are recorded.

    The latest change is displayed on the top of the list.

    To view history of a specific defect field, select the field from the Field drop-down list.

  2. Click OK to save.

To update a field value for multiple defects, see Update a field for selected entities.

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