Defect Action Properties

For easy reference, the defect action also shows many of the defect's details. The choices for cause, where found, and resolution may have been configured for your company; this topic describes the default values for those lists.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader, Author, Reader, or user with the Review and Approve (RWA) license.

To access this page:

  1. View a list of defect actions for a defect. See Defects Page.
  2. In the navigation pane, select the name of the defect action.

This topic describes:

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See Also
About Defect Actions
Deferrals Page
Affected Items Page

Fields

Note: The Tools > Export action exports all fields on the Properties page except the Notes field because of its potential size.

Field NameDescription
Basics:
NameThe name for the defect action, which matches the name of the defect.
OriginatedThe date the defect action was created.
DefectThe defect name, copied from the defect. Click to open the defect. See Defect Properties.
Defect Title The defect title, copied from the defect.
Defect Action TitleThe short defect action title.
Defect Action DescriptionA more detailed description of the defect action.
Defect Action TypeThe area where the fix described by the defect action needs to be made.
  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Documentation
  • Test
StateThe lifecycle of the defect action, showing the current state highlighted in yellow.
Due DateThe date by which this defect action should be completed.
Defect Reported Against Model VersionThe first revision of the model version where the defect is thought to exist, copied from the defect. Click to open the model version revision.
Defect Introduced InThe model version, requirement, or other object affected by the defect, copied from the defect. Click to open the model version revision.
Committed for Model Version If the defect action is committed to be fixed (Actions > Commit for Model Version), the model version it is committed for. Click to open the model version.
Candidate for Model If the defect action is connected to a model as a candidate for a future release (Actions > Mark as Candidate), that model it is a candidate for. Click to open the model.
Satisfied by BuildIf the defect action fix is planned for a specific build (Actions > Mark as Available in Build), that build it is planned for. Click to open the build.
Type The object type: defect action.
PolicyThe policy used to govern the defect action's lifecycle.
Ownership:
Action AssigneeThe person assigned to execute the action defined by this defect action.
Quality AssigneeThe quality assurance person responsible for testing the fix implemented by this defect action.
SubscribersThe people and member lists to be notified whenever a change is made to this defect action.
Defect SubscribersThe list of people subscribed to the parent defect, who will also be notified whenever a change is made to this defect action.
OwnerThe Defect Manager who is responsible for the defect.
Defect Details:
SeverityHow severe the defect is, where S0 is a showstopper and S3 is the least severe.
PriorityThe priority for fixing this defect, where P0 means the highest priority and P3 is the lowest priority.
DescriptionA detailed description of the defect.
Steps to Reproduce A step-by-step procedure showing exactly how to reproduce the defect.
EnvironmentThe environment (client and server operating systems, browsers, and so on) where the defect occurred. Click to open the environment.
Regression Yes or No.
Regression From If regression is Yes, indicates in which version the feature worked.
Regression DetailsIf regression is Yes, detailed description about the regression.
KeywordsA list of terms relevant to the defect that people can use when searching for defects.
Defect Action Details:
Resolution

The action being taken to resolve the defect:

  • Code Change
  • Design Change
  • Documentation Change
  • N/A
  • Test Change
  • Workaround
  • Waiver
Cause

The cause of the defect:

  • Always been there
  • Bad bug fix
  • Business Reason
  • Configuration
  • Context Handling
  • Other

Where Found

Where the defect was found:

  • Netlist
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Other

Reason for RejectionOnly shows if the defect action was rejected. Lists the reason why the defect action was not accepted.
Reason for DemotionOnly shows if the defect action was demoted from a later state to an earlier state.
Notes Any resolution notes entered when the defect action was promoted to test.

Actions/Toolbar Commands

The actions and toolbar commands are only available when they are appropriate for the defect actions' current lifecycle state.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader

ActionDescriptionFor More Information
Edit Details Edits the details of the defect action. Any fields copied from the defect cannot be edited on this page.Editing Defect Action Details
Mark as Candidate Opens a search page to select a model to add this defect action as a candidate. If you select a model, any model version that had previously been selected as "Committed for Model Version" is changed to a deferral and shows on the Deferrals page.About Searches
Commit for Model Version Opens a search page to select a model version to indicate that the work defined by this defect action will be incorporated into that model version revision. Any previously selected model versions are changed to deferrals, and any model selected by "Mark as Candidate" is removed. About Searches
Mark as Available in Build Opens a search page to select a build of the committed model version to specify that the work defined by this defect action will be available in that build. If no model version has been defined as committed, this action does not show.About Searches
Assign Selects persons responsible for resolving and testing the defect action.Assigning a Defect Action
Subscribe Subscribes to or pushes subscriptions to others for notifications to the defect action. Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide: Subscription Management

Lifecycle Actions

You can move the defect action to other lifecycle states depending on the current lifecycle state. For example, if the defect action is in the Evaluate state, you can move it to the Open, Test, or Rejected state.

ActionDescriptionFor More Information
To Open When the defect action is in the Evaluate state, moves it to the Open state and work should begin.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader

Promoting a Defect Action to Open
To Open When a defect action is in the Test, Closed, or Rejected state, moves the defect action back to the Open state so the Action Assignee can work on it.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader

Demoting a Defect Action
To Test In the Evaluate or Open state, if the actions defined by the defect action have been completed and it is ready for testing, moves the defect action to the Test state.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader or Author

Testing a Defect Action
To Test In the Closed state, moves the defect action to Test to indicate that additional testing needs to be done.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader or Author

Demoting a Defect Action
To Evaluate In the Open, Test, Closed, or Rejected state, moves the defect action to the Evaluate state for more information.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader or Author

Demoting a Defect Action
To Closed In the Test state, moves the defect action to the Closed state if the Quality Assignee has verified that the fix works.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader or Author

Closing a Defect Action
To Rejected In the Evaluate, Open, or Test state, marks the defect action as Rejected (the action defined is not appropriate or required).

You cannot reject a defect action if it has been closed.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader, Author, or Reader

Rejecting a Defect Action