Using Bugzilla in CS3141 Team Software Project

 

What is Bugzilla?

            Bugzilla is an open source bug-tracking system

Who uses Bugzilla?

            It is used by a large number of companies, organizations and projects.

            Close to 1000 installations listed in See http://www.bugzilla.org/installation-list/

Are we required to use it?

            Yes. CS3141 Team software project will use Bugzilla to manage the bugs for all team projects.

            Note: you may use other similar bug tracking system if your team can manage.

Where is the Bugzilla installation that cs3141 can use?

            Bugzilla 3.4.3 is available for cs3141 students at URL: http://orion.csl.mtu.edu/bugzilla/.

How to use Bugzilla?

            The complete “Bugzilla User Guide” can be found here: http://orion.csl.mtu.edu/bugzilla/docs/en/html/using.html

            There is a section of “quick start guide for cs3141” below.

What’s the bug life cycle?

          Bug's life: http://orion.csl.mtu.edu/bugzilla/docs/en/html/lifecycle.html

 

Quick start guide for cs3141

            The information below will help you to get started with Bugzilla for cs3141.

      Before you can use Bugzilla, you need to create a Bugzilla account first. Here is how:

   At the page of http://orion.csl.mtu.edu/bugzilla/

        Click the blue button "Open a new account"

        Type in the Email-address

                The email-address should be your email in MTU, ie, XXXX@mtu.edu.

                Other emails (such as gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc) may not work.

        Click the button "Send"

You will get an email notification. Click the link in the email, then fill your name and password, click send.

      Bugs are categorized by Product and Components, with a Product having one or more Components in it.

            Once your account has the permission, you can do the following:

        Click "Administration", 

        Click "Products", 

        Click "Add” a product

        Fill the form and click “Add”

        Choose to Edit a product

        Click "Edit component"
        Click "Add" to add a new components

Fill in the component, Description and Initial owner.  The initial owner needs to be the user name, which has the format of accountname@mtu.edu.When a bug is reported for the component, the initial owner is the owner of the bug and he/she will be notified via email. The initial owner could reassign the bug to other group member if necessary.

        Remember, your team has to create components before anyone can log a bug for your product.

Click "New"
    Pick up the product
    Fill the new bug form
            Refer http://orion.csl.mtu.edu/bugzilla/docs/en/html/bugreports.html
            Follow Bug Writing Guidelines: http://orion.csl.mtu.edu/bugzilla/page.cgi?id=bug-writing.html to write a good bug report.

              You can type the bug number or use the search function to locate a bug and enter the new information regarding bug at any time.
   

      Email notification: A email will be send to you when there is any change for your bug by default.

      You can change it in “Perferences”, then “Email Preferences” tab.