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Bug Life Cycle - Resolutions !!!

Fixed - The Bug has been fixed
Invalid - The problem described is not a bug
Wont Fix - The bug will never be fixed
Later - The bug will not fixed in this version

 Remind - The bug probably wont be fixed in this version
Duplicate - This is a duplicate of an existing bug
Works for me - the bug could not be reproduced
Moved - The bug has been moved to another database

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Bug Life Cycle !!!

Life cycle of a BUG:
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As defects move through the system they are given various states. At each state there are a number of possible transitions to other states
The following figure is the life cycle of a bug

 NEW Recently added
to ASSIGNED by acceptance
to RESOLVED by analysis and maybe fixing
to NEW by reassignment
ASSIGNED The owner, i.e. the person referenced by Assigned-To has accepted this bug as something they need to work on
to NEW by reassignment
to RESOLVED by analysis and maybe fixing

 REOPENED Was once resolved but has been reopened
to NEW by reassignment
to ASSIGNED by acceptance
to RESOLVED by analysis and maybe fixing
RESOLVED Has been resolved (e.g. fixed, deemed unfixable, etc. See "resolution" column)
to REOPENED by reopening
to VERIFIED by verification
to CLOSED by closing
VERIFIED The resolution has been approved by QA
to CLOSED when the product ships
to REOPENED by reopening
CLOSED Over and done with
to REOPENED by reopening

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