I am a software tester and reporting bugs to developer is one of the main task. The purpose of bug reporting is aim to help developer figure out what happen and so they can solve the problem.
Basic Template to Report A Bug
Title: Section - Description
Steps:
Expected Result:
Actual Result:
Attachment:
In this post I will use Steemd as example since I found a broken link.
Title: Home Page - Error 522 When Click" activity graphs" (Title should be simple and so developer can easily know what section of the web site or apps have bug and what bug is that)
Steps:
- Go https://steemd.com/ (First Step always start from Home Page or Open An App)
- Click "activity graphs" at Bottom Right Corner
- Observe
Expected Result: Page load successful.
Actual Result: Error 522 - Connection timed out.
Additional Info:
- Environment: Windows 10, Firefox 56.0 (Some Bugs happen in specific environment and thus developer can test the bug in different environment to see is a general problem or only happen in certain environment)
- Date Time: 11 October 2017 6.21AM (GMT+8) (Some Bugs happen when server having maintenance and thus letting developer know when the bug occur is important)
Attachment: A Screenshot is useful to show content bugs
Attachment: A Video is useful when report functional bugs. Video normally start from open home page. Video should be 60 seconds or less.