What Makes a Good Bug Report?

A bug report contains device logs, stack traces, and other diagnostic information to help you find and fix bugs in your app.

A good bug report should contain only one bug and be clear and concise yet informationally dense. It should contain environment details and user steps that allow the developer to reproduce the bug on his side. Without being able to reproduce the bug, developers are essentially stumbling in the dark.

Characteristics of a bug report

• A good bug report has a unique identifier number to easily identify the bug.
• It contains all the information required to reproduce the bug and fix the issue.
• It helps to prioritize the bug for fixing.
• It covers a single bug. For multiple issues, there should be multiple bug reports.
• A good bug report outlines the expected behavior.
• A good bug report is easily understandable by the tester and the developer. It implies that the bug report should convey the same meaning to the one who has reported the bug and the one who will be fixing the bug.
• A good bug report is standardized and follows a predefined bug reporting template.
• It promotes collaboration.
• It allows fixing the bug in the shortest span of time.

An effective bug report should contain the following:

1. Title/Bug ID.
2. Environment.
3. Steps to reproduce a Bug.
4. Expected Result.
5. Actual Result.
6. Visual Proof (screenshots, videos, text) of Bug.
7. Severity/Priority.