Tips for Bug Investigation

1       Analysis the software bug cause:

Find the real cause of the software bug;  that cause can be software design, code implementation, tester fault etc.

2       Investigate any other similar types of the bug:

Sometime it’s happen that the symptoms are different but cause is same. Or that bug may be find out the different area of the software system.

3       Check the symptoms of the bugs:

What are the symptoms of the stated bug that need to be check.

4       Reproduce the same bug:

Try to reproduce same bug with same environment which is stated on the bug report.

5       Check  the possible side effect:

Sometime some bug responsible to indicate possible side effects. These could be file corruptions, device failure etc.

6       Communicate with Team members:

Communication is very important. Communicate with them who are familiar of the system. They may be able to provide you some useful information and tips. Even they can provide you possible side effect.

7       Create new test and new data for the bug:

Creating new data, editing test script is useful to check the bug.

8       Report the bug:

       It is very important if you are doing bug investigation reporting the each test important because it can be useful and helpful too.