Bug tracking system
A bug tracking system is a software application that is designed to help programmers keep track of reported software bugs in their work. It may be regarded as a sort of issue tracking system.
Many bug-tracking systems, such as those used by most open source software projects, allow users to enter bug reports directly. Other systems are used only internally in a company or organization doing software development.
Bug tracking system is essential and used extensively by companies developing software products.
A major component of a bug tracking system is a database that records facts about known bugs. Facts may include the time a bug was reported, its severity, the erroneous program behavior, and details on how to reproduce the bug; as well as the identity of the person who reported it and any programmers who may be working on fixing it.
Typical Bug Tracking Systems support the concept of the life cycle for a bug which is tracked through status assigned to the bug.
In a corporate environment, a bug-tracking system may be used to generate reports on the productivity of programmers at fixing bugs.
Examples
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For a longer list of examples, see Comparison of issue tracking systems.
- BugTracker.NET
- Bugzilla
- Clarity
- Elementool
- DITrack
- Eventum
- ExtraView
- FogBugz
- Flyspray
- Gemini
- JIRA
- Mantis Bugtracker
- Trac
- Track+
- TrackStudio Enterprise
- AceProject
- Argus - Issue Tracker
- Scarab
- Borland's StarTeam
- Zentrack
- BugAware
- Woodpecker Issue Tracker