{"id":2381,"date":"2025-07-16T12:07:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:54:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:54:33","slug":"comprehensive-guide-to-effective-bug-reporting-in-jira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-effective-bug-reporting-in-jira\/","title":{"rendered":"A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Bug Reporting in Jira"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2381\" class=\"elementor elementor-2381\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffda3fd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffda3fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e3cf43\" data-id=\"7e3cf43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60331fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60331fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04a39b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c04a39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-effective-bug-reporting-in-jira\/#topic1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Introduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-effective-bug-reporting-in-jira\/#topic2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Understanding Jira: A Brief Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-effective-bug-reporting-in-jira\/#topic3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Prepare Jira for Bug Reporting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-effective-bug-reporting-in-jira\/#topic4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How to Report a Bug in Jira<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-effective-bug-reporting-in-jira\/#topic5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Writing A Good Bug Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-effective-bug-reporting-in-jira\/#topic6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bug Tracking and Management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-effective-bug-reporting-in-jira\/#topic7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Conclusion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bca0643\" data-id=\"bca0643\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf32178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf32178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Bug Reporting in Jira<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402b808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"402b808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4e790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d4e790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560380d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"560380d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you ever clicked on an application, or a website, and had it not work the way you expected? Maybe a button didn&#8217;t work at all, or maybe the screen locked up. These instances were bugs &#8211; small mistakes in code that cause programs to do strange things.<\/p><p>To keep apps and websites working the way they should, teams need to find and fix bugs quickly. A common tracking tool companies use to track these bugs is Jira. Jira allows teams to record bugs, assign bugs to appropriate people, track progress to ensure bugs get fixed.<\/p><p>Regardless if you are a student, a new tester, or even an existing team member, Jira is going to be a very useful skill to have. If you want to learn more about software testing, find a Software Testing Course that includes bug reporting, test case writing, and software such as Jira.<\/p><p>In this blog, we will teach you, step-by-step, about Jira and how to effectively and clearly report bugs so they get fixed quickly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-041d725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"041d725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9798ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9798ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f34ef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f34ef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Jira?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f475ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f475ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>JIRA is software created by an organization called Atlassian. It allows teams to monitor work and issues in software projects. JIRA revolves around &#8220;issues&#8221;. Issues may be bugs, tasks, or feature requests.<\/p><p>To put it in an analogy: Think of a large online whiteboard on which your team had all put up that which was needed to be done. Every note was an issue. For bugs, JIRA will enable you simply to type in the problem, who should do it and the state of the fix.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8060831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8060831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Features for Bug Tracking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c48bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c48bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jira has many features that help with bug tracking:<\/p><ul><li>Easy Bug Creation: A bug report has a description, priority, attachments, etc, so with JIRA it is easy to create a comprehensive bug report.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Workflow Tracking: Everybug goes through a number of states; e.g., Open, In Progress, In Review, Done, etc., so everyone is aware of the status.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Role Based Access: You can assign multiple roles available, e.g. tester, developer, manager, etc., which can have their own permissions.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Team Collaboration and Comments: Team members can talk about bugs in JIRA through comments, which will allow them to fix things faster.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Search and Filters: JIRA offers you the feature to search for bugs by keywords, labels, priority or assigned to person, etc.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Dashboards and Reports: You can graph the bugs count, time taken in fixing the bugs, and other important data in JIRA.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317be94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"317be94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jira Project Types<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f8294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3f8294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you create a new Jira project, you will be asked to choose between two options:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Team-Managed Project<\/strong>: This is easier to use, and is essentially for small teams that want to manage their own workflows. It is quick to set up and easy to manage without the requirement of specific Jira admins. It is primarily for smaller development or QA teams.<\/li><li><strong>Company-Managed Project<\/strong>: These projects are created and managed by Jira admins. They allow for much greater customization such as fully complex workflows, permission schemes, and reporting. Many larger organizations have many teams that all use Jira&#8217;s Company Managed Project option to manage things across departments or teams.<\/li><\/ul><p>The answer to which project to use depends on the size of your team and your use case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f8bcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"61f8bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3e526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"cd3e526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfea1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cfea1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prepare Jira for Bug Reporting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2edb27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2edb27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBefore you can begin reporting bugs, you&#8217;d want to set up Jira per your team&#8217;s desired method of working.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b1fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95b1fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Create Reporting Project <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067d5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"067d5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, you&#8217;d want to create a new project in Jira. You can use Bug Tracking template with default setting for bug reporting and workflows. You can give your project a name such as &#8220;Website QA&#8221; or &#8220;Mobile App Bugs&#8221;.<\/p><p>Having a different project to track bugs makes it easier to manage and find all bugs related to quality issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c5d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54c5d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Set Up Issue Types and Workflows<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0943dfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0943dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Jira an issue can be a bug, task, story, or anything else. Make sure you have a &#8220;Bug&#8221; as an issue type for the project. You can also set up workflows, ie; what a bug goes through before it gets resolved.<\/p><p>For example, a bug would follow this cycle:<\/p><ul><li>Open: Bug logged.<\/li><li>In Progress: Developer fixes.<\/li><li>Code Review: Fix reviewed by other developers.<\/li><li>Testing: QA team confirms bug is fixed.<\/li><li>Closed: Bug fixed and done.<\/li><\/ul><p>Workflow statements are an excellent means of informing teams what they will be doing next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3094d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3094d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assigning roles and responsibilities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115909a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"115909a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To keep Jira organized, you will need to assign some of these roles:<\/p><ul><li>Reporter &#8211; the person who discovers and reports the bug.<\/li><li>Assignee &#8211; the programmer who corrects the bug.<\/li><li>Reviewer &#8211; the people on the team who review fixes to bugs or test.<\/li><li>Project Manager &#8211; the person responsible for tracking fixes to bugs.<\/li><\/ul><p>Having the correct permissions means the right people can create, edit, or resolve bugs without any confusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0b9bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b0b9bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b0e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"66b0e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe21285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe21285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Report a Bug in Jira <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0650967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0650967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReporting a bug in Jira is a structured process to ensure you include all relevant information for developers so that they can resolve the problem as easily and quickly as can be hoped for. Below is an extended guide on how to do it:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5ee3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b5ee3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/how-to-report-bug-in-jira-683x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2471\" alt=\"How to Report a Bug in Jira\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/how-to-report-bug-in-jira-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/how-to-report-bug-in-jira-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/how-to-report-bug-in-jira-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/how-to-report-bug-in-jira.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06d2c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f06d2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Open the \u201cCreate Issue\u201d Screen <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9ed31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d9ed31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you login into your Jira workspace, find the right project where you need to file the bug. In the top navigation bar, there is a \u201cCreate\u201d button. Click that and it leads you to a form to enter in all the bug information. This is where you are going to begin documenting all the details. The goal is to capture the bug as accurately and as professionally as possible, and this is where you start.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14218f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14218f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Select \u201cBug\u201d as the Issue Type<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697d820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"697d820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the issue creation form you&#8217;ll see an Issue Type dropdown menu, select \u201cBug\u201d from the Issue Type list. This informs the team that this is a bug report\/cause for complaint in the software, and will not be confused with a task or improvement request. It&#8217;s important to pick the right issue type particularly for filtering, prioritisation and workflow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c1422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84c1422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Fill in the Key Fields<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9566448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9566448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Complete the form correctly and thoroughly. Important fields include:<\/p><ul><li>Summary: A clear and concise title for the bug. For example: \u201cLogin button does not work on Chrome browser.\u201d<\/li><li>Description: Describe the bug simply and fully. This is the majority of your bug report, and should include:<\/li><\/ul><p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Steps to reproduce<\/strong>: List each step the user must take in order to see the bug. It is helpful to use numbered steps here, since that makes it easy to follow.<\/p><p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Expected result<\/strong>: Explain what would have happened if the software was functioning correctly.<\/p><p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Actual result<\/strong>: Explain what actually happened, emphasizing the malfunction or bug in the software.<\/p><p>Example: vbnet, CopyEdit<\/p><p><strong>Steps to reproduce<\/strong>:<\/p><ol><li>Open the homepage<\/li><li>Click the \u201cLogin\u201d button<\/li><li>Nothing happened<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Expected result<\/strong>: User would be directed to the dashboard.<\/p><p><strong>Actual result<\/strong>: When the login button was clicked a login box was not presented. There were no error messages displayed.<\/p><ul><li>Priority: Indicate how important or urgent the fix is (High, Medium, Low). Priorities allow the team to know what item to fix first.<\/li><li>Environment: Describe where the bug exists, include information about:<\/li><\/ul><p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Browser: (eg. Chrome 125.0.6422.60)<\/p><p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Operating System: (eg: Windows 11, macOS Sonoma).<\/p><p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Device: (eg: iPhone 13, Dell XPS laptop).<\/p><p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 App version or build number if available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6733c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb6733c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4: Attachments and screen recording<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b8f7bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b8f7bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;A picture is worth a thousand words.&#8221; You may also include screenshots, error messages, logs, or screen recordings of you using or demonstrating the problem. Developers often appreciate this since they can see what the issue is without having to reiterate or back and forth clarify. You will be saving them time, which means they appreciate being able to communicate more effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4b92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d4b92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 5: Tags, Components and Versions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1fe81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e1fe81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These will allow you to filter and group bugs more easily:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Labels<\/strong>: You can add labels like login, UI, mobile, payment etc. which we can use to group or search in a similar way.<\/li><li><strong>Components<\/strong>: You can specify which area of the application is affected by the bug (e.g. &#8220;Checkout Page&#8221;, &#8220;User Profile&#8221;, &#8220;Search Bar&#8221;)<\/li><li><strong>Affects Version<\/strong>: you can specify which version of the software you found the bug in (e.g. &#8220;v2.3.1&#8221;) to help pinpoint if bugs have something in common if certain releases.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593e163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"593e163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 6: Assign or Link Bugs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a539f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a539f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Assignee<\/strong>: You may know the developer who should fix the bug (if there is a specific developer), so you may decide to assign it. Otherwise, the bug report could be left unassigned or assigned to the team lead or triage manager.<\/li><li><strong>Linked Issues<\/strong>: If this bug relates to other bugs, features, or tasks, link them together. For example, linking this bug with a user story, or with another bug report.<\/li><\/ul><p>In linking, you are improving the chances that the related items get tracked together, and nothing gets missed if there is inter-dependency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b157dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b157dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 7: Use Sub Tasks or Linked Issues for Bugs that Require Multiple Steps or Affect Multiple Components<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0f6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af0f6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If a bug requires multiple steps to resolve, or affects multiple components, break it into sub tasks. For instance, if there is a bug in the login process that has backend and frontend components, create sub-tasks for each part. This would allow the two developers to contend with their respective pieces, and it would allow you to track progress of both parts.<\/p><p>Alternatively, you can link issues if the bug is related to other existing issues (e.g., it is a previously known defect; or it affects an existing feature).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9995467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9995467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 8: Submit your bug report and save it! <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8be2c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8be2c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check it&#8217;s all there, and you can read it. Then click the \u201cCreate\u201d button to submit the issue<\/p><p>Congratulations, your bug is now logged in Jira for the team to access.\u00a0<\/p><p>Jira will automatically assign a unique issue ID (for example, BUG-123) for you to use in your communications and references.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef6fe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ef6fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c22785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3c22785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c4a76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3c4a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Writing A Good Bug Report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61742a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d61742a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA good bug report has a significant impact on how quickly bugs are fixed and how accurately they are fixed. The more clear and complete the report, the less effort developers have in trying to fix the issue. The less time spent figuring out the issue will equate to a faster fix.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702c829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"702c829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/writing-good-bug-report-683x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2469\" alt=\"Writing A Good Bug Report\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/writing-good-bug-report-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/writing-good-bug-report-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/writing-good-bug-report-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/writing-good-bug-report.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1c454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb1c454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What constitutes a good bug report?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3231252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3231252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to write a good bug report, keep in mind the following practices:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Use clear, precise language<\/strong>: Do not use vague language like &#8220;not working.&#8221; Instead, specifically describe what is not working and under what conditions it is not working.<\/li><li><strong>Provide step by step instructions<\/strong>: Break down the steps of what you did in order to run into the bug. This helps developers to recreate the problem.<\/li><li><strong>Describe expected vs actual results<\/strong>: Show them the difference in results between what should have happened and what actually happened.<\/li><li><strong>Indicate the environment<\/strong>: Share what browser, operating system, device, and version of the app you used. In some cases, bugs are environment specific.<\/li><li><strong>Attach supporting files<\/strong>: Screenshots, videos, or logs help to make your report clearer, and provide developers with an easier path to investigate.<\/li><li><strong>Be polite and professional<\/strong>: Use a constructive tone. You are trying to help make the software better, not assigning blame.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108af36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"108af36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Summary<\/strong>: \u201cError displayed when uploading image in profile settings\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48279eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48279eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Steps to Reproduce<\/strong>:\n<ol style=\"margin:0\">\n \t<li>Log into your account<\/li>\n \t<li>Go to the profile settings page<\/li>\n \t<li>Click \u201cUpload Image\u201d and choose a valid image file<\/li>\n \t<li>Click \u201cSave\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb555f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acb555f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Expected Result<\/strong>: Image is uploaded and shown on profile.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c1344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c1344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Actual Result<\/strong>: An error message appears saying \u201cUpload failed\u201d without explanation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d000a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d000a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Environment<\/strong>: Chrome 124, Windows 10, App Version 3.2.1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff492e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ff492e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d3f64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78d3f64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mistakes to Avoid<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956a74b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"956a74b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li><strong>Vagueness<\/strong>: Telling someone &#8220;The page is broken&#8221; is unhelpful &#8211; be precise in your report.<\/li><li><strong>Lack of reproduction steps<\/strong>: If you don&#8217;t provide steps, there&#8217;s a chance others can&#8217;t reproduce the defect.<\/li><li><strong>Not including expected\/actual result<\/strong>: This makes it harder to justify the issue as a bug.<\/li><li><strong>Not including picture verification<\/strong>: Screenshots or screen recordings almost always make things easier than words alone can describe.<\/li><\/ul><p>By following the guidelines you will assist creating an understanding of the issue, which will get properly prioritized and resolved without wasting too much time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b117c6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b117c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6baf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2a6baf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic6\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebaa9ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebaa9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bug Tracking and Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4add0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a4add0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a bug has been reported, the process is to track it from its inception through to completion \u2013 from the investigation to resolution. Jira has great tools that make bug management a smooth process ensuring nothing gets missed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cf3b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39cf3b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prioritize and Assign Bugs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7086a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7086a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not all bugs are equal. Some data will crash or corrupt and require urgent repairs, while others maybe a mere surface appearance of a UI issue. Rank bugs using Jira&#8217;s priority fields (Critical, High, Medium, Low) based on their impact and seriousness.<\/p><p>Once bugs are ranked, those bugs will need to be assigned to the appropriate developer. If you are unsure, do not assign it and let a project manager or technical lead assign it upon triage.<\/p><p>Prioritizing and assigning bugs ensures the team is fixing the most prominent issues, without bottlenecking progress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db26112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db26112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use Filters, Dashboards, and Kanban Boards<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d669d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d669d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/use-filters-dashboards-and-kanban-boards-1024x682.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2470\" alt=\"Use Filters, Dashboards, and Kanban Boards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/use-filters-dashboards-and-kanban-boards-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/use-filters-dashboards-and-kanban-boards-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/use-filters-dashboards-and-kanban-boards-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/use-filters-dashboards-and-kanban-boards.webp 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db4d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db4d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jira also lets teams stay organized visually and mentally:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Filters<\/strong>: You can set filters to find bugs expeditiously, for example, &#8220;bugs unresolved and are high priority&#8221;, or &#8220;bugs assigned to me&#8221;.<\/li><li><strong>Dashboards<\/strong>: You can use visualizations and charts to show total bug status, that is, a pie chart showing the number of bugs in each state in the workflow (Open, In Progress, Closed).<\/li><li><strong>Kanban Boards<\/strong>: You can track bugs by manipulating columns one by one, highlighting which steps you have taken in your process. You can just glance at the Kanban board and see what you are working on and what is waiting.<\/li><\/ul><p>These tools keep everyone in tune with one another and help managers with the high-level view because it is very easy to see progress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92f58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e92f58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Link Related Tasks and Track Progress <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb50a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb50a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often a bug is related to other tasks &#8211; for example, a bug caused by a feature, or a bug that is blocking other developers. In Jira you can:<\/p><ul><li>Link related tasks (hit, is caused by, blocks, is duplicated by) to help provide relationship context.<\/li><li>Create subtasks there are multiple parts of the bug and there are multiple people working on it.<\/li><li>Get resolution times using the reports to show your teams how long it takes to fix bugs, and to get a sense of trends or bottlenecks.<\/li><\/ul><p>Tracking these consistently will help the team understand if they have recurring issues, prioritize quality improvements, and confirm that bugs are resolved before customers are affected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815e31a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"815e31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbcf98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ffbcf98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic7\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53ce5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a53ce5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a001f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a001f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jira can be much more than a bug tracking tool &#8211; it is an end-to-end process for going systematically planning, developing, and refining the way teams manage issues throughout the software lifecycle. With the right use of Jira, the configuration of Jira, the production of reasonable bug reports, and the effective use of Jira&#8217;s tracking and collaborative features, teams can greatly improve their bug working process, reduce bug resolution turnaround time, and document the progress of bug fixes with issue comments and tracking workflow actions.<\/p><p>A managed and controlled bug tracking process, can support higher quality products, and improve communications to testers, developers, and project managers. 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