42 FAQs
1. Is the full functionality of Mantis available on mobile devices? (1659 requests)
2. Why isn’t Jira used for the lectures if it is one of the most popular bug tracking systems and is most commonly found in the job vacancies? (1326 requests)
3. What are the criteria for the interestingness of the bug that needs to be made for homework of lecture №4? (1299 requests)
4. Is the bug tracker only a web app? (1284 requests)
5. Bug reports on the second round come back with the same comment - is that expected? (1270 requests)
6. The «APPLICATION ERROR # 2800» error is displayed in Mantis. What should I do? (1237 requests)
7. When testing the website, can a tester report a bug in the code or should the bugs be described only on GUI? (1235 requests)
8. The «APPLICATION ERROR # 400» error is displayed in Mantis. What should I do? (1113 requests)
9. What do I do if Mantis displays bug reports that were not reported by me? What are these bug reports? (1096 requests)
10. The «A required parameter to this page (project_id) was not found» error is displayed in Mantis. What should I do? (1056 requests)
11. The «Your account may be disabled or blocked or the username / password you entered is incorrect» error message is shown in Mantis. What I need to do? (1051 requests)
12. Where can I find the information about the severity and priority of bugs in Mantis? (1018 requests)
13. Why do we need the «Category» field in the bug tracker? (983 requests)
14. Do I need to change the category to Homework_3 if I reported a lot of functional bugs in Mantis in the Homework_2 category? (952 requests)
15. The «APPLICATION ERROR # 203 A number was expected for id» error is displayed in Mantis. What should I do? (904 requests)
16. Where can I find examples of well-formed bug reports in Mantis? (879 requests)
17. Are you working with Bugzilla or Jira? (831 requests)
18. Is it possible to add bug reports for the previous homeworks if after the homework I'll have less then 50 bug reports in Mantis? (795 requests)
19. What is the number displayed in the «Summary» before the bug description? (776 requests)
20. Where can I find instructions for working in the bt-w.qatestlab.com bug tracker system? (772 requests)
21. Is there any way to remove duplicate bug reports? (715 requests)
22. Do I need to reassign a bug report after it was fixed? (712 requests)
23. Is a bug-report evaluated when it is indicated as orange? (704 requests)
24. Can you explain the values of all bug statuses in the bug tracker system? (693 requests)
25. Where can I see the grade for my bug report? (693 requests)
26. Should the «what? where? when?» sequence be followed in the bug description? (686 requests)
27. How does a bug report verification notification arrive? (685 requests)
28. If a bug report is returned with comments, do I need to change the report itself or the comments under it? (680 requests)
29. How do I attach multiple files at once? Can I add more screenshots only after creating a report? (679 requests)
30. How do I choose the defect priority? (667 requests)
31. What is the acceptable size of photos and videos for a bug report in Mantis? (665 requests)
32. Who should I assign bug reports to? (648 requests)
33. Does the «assigned» bug status mean that the bug report hasn't been checked yet? (644 requests)
34. What should I write to the «Description» field? (640 requests)
35. Can I learn more about the rules for filling all fields in the bug report? (638 requests)
36. Is there an opportunity to see examples of homework? (638 requests)
37. How to know that the bug report has been reviewed and does not need improvement? (634 requests)
38. How can I compress a video? The bug tracker shows a message that the video is too big? (625 requests)
39. How to enter the bug tracker system? Is there a special login link or does the program need to be downloaded separately? (616 requests)
40. What formats of screenshots and videos can I attach to a bug report in Mantis? (616 requests)
41. Are defects with «closed» status included in the limit of 50 defects? (616 requests)
42. Where I can indicate the information about testing on the emulator? (578 requests)