Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Priority & Severity

Today we will learn about Priority & Severity with live example and interview question with answer...

Priority :   
Priority defines how important the bug is. This field describes the importance and order in which a bug should be fixed. The available priorities range from P1 (Most Important) to P5 (Least Important)
“The Order in which the defect should be fixed.”
 Severity:    
 Severity defines how severe the impact is on the system of the bug. 
“How critical the defect is.”


Following are the list of Severity Levels and meaning of each level:
1. Blocker [P1]       -  Blocks development and/or testing work 
2. Critical [P1]       - Crashes, Loss of Data, directly impacts on the required functionality
3. Major[P2]           - Major loss of function, directly impacts on the required functionality
4. Normal[P3]         - Slight deviation from the required functionality 
5. Minor[P4]-           Minor loss of function or problem where easy workaround is present
6. Suggestion[P5]-   Proposal from Testing Team

Continuing....

Interview Question :

Example of priority & Severity.

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