Software Bug Life Cycle

The duration between the Bug detection and closing the bug successfully is called as Software Bug Life Cycle.

New: When we identify the bug for the first time in the project that is in the New status.

Assign: Here developer lead will assign the bug to the developers.

Open: When the defect is seen by the developer then the developer opens the bug and works on it.

Fixed: When the developer is assigned for the particular Bug, then they will fix the bug and change the status as fixed.

Retest: The test lead gives permission to the test engineer to retest the defect to confirm whether the defect is completely fixed or not after getting the solution.

Close: When retesting and regression testing succeed then the test engineer has to assign this status.

Reopen: This status is assigned by the test lead to the developer when the test engineers are not getting satisfied with the explanation given by the developer for the rejected bug when the solution fails in retesting and regression testing.