Priority of Bug

January 5, 2009 — Rajeev Prabhakaran Nair

Priority indicates how important it is to fix the bug and when it should be fixed
Immediate Priority: The bug is of immediate priority if it blocks further testing and is very visible
At the earliest Priority: The bug must be fixed at the earliest before the product is released
Normal Priority: The bug should be fixed if time permits
Later Priority: The bug may be fixed, but can be released as it is

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2 Responses to “Priority of Bug”

  1. Viranchi Says:
    June 22, 2009 at 10:56 am

    In simple words,
    severity explains how serious the bug is? where as
    priority helps the developer to choose the order of bugs to fix. i.e. which defect is taken first ,next and ;last for defect rectification

    thanks.

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