
160 software Quality assuranCe
Defect Attributes
When a defect is discovered, the following minimum set of defect
information must be reported in the defect repository.
ATTRIBUTES DESCRIPTION TYPE
OPTIONAL (O)
REQUIRED (R)
CONDITIONALLY
REQUIRED (CR) BUSINESS RULES
Closed in
release
number
Release number
for which the
defect is closed
System
list
CR Conditionally required if the
state is closed
Remedy
incident ID
Problem ticket
number for
defects found in
production
Text CR Conditionally required if the
SDLC phase found is
implementation or
postimplementation
Test case ID Associated test
case ID
Text CR Not required if root cause is
requirement or design