Bug Overview

A bug is a work item that communicates that a potential problem exists or has existed in the product. The goal of opening a bug is to accurately report a problem in a way that allows the reader to understand its full impact. The descriptions in the bug work item should make it easy to trace through the steps used when the bug was encountered, thus allowing it to be easily reproduced. The test results should clearly show the problem. The clarity and understandability of this description often affects the probability that the bug will be fixed.