Friday, 2 September 2016

What is the Defect Priority?

Priority defines the order in which we should resolve a defect.
Should we fix it now, or can it wait? This priority status is set by the tester to the developer mentioning the time frame to fix the defect. If high priority is mentioned then the developer has to fix it at the earliest.
The priority status is set based on the customer requirements. For example: If the company name is misspelled in the home page of the website, then the priority is high and severity is low to fix it.

Priority can be of following types:

Low: The defect is an irritant which should be repaired, but repair can be deferred until after more serious defect have been fixed.
Medium: The defect should be resolved in the normal course of development activities. It can wait until a new build or version is created.
High: The defect must be resolved as soon as possible because the defect is affecting the application or the product severely. The system cannot be used until the  repair has been done.

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