How to: Submit a Bug Using Team Web Access

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You can submit a bug using Team Web Access at any time during the software development process. For example, you perform ad hoc testing and find a bug, or you notice incorrect behavior while you’re discussing the application under test with your team mates. You can manually attach information to this bug and link it to other work items.

Note

Using Team Web Access to submit a bug does not automatically add data that was collected when a test was run, unlike when you create a bug using Test Runner or the Exploratory Testing window from Microsoft Test Manager. For more information about these methods, see Submitting Bugs in Microsoft Test Manager.

To connect to Team Web Access

  1. Open a browser window and type a URL that uses the following form, where ServerName is the name of the application tier for Team Foundation Server, and the default Port is 8080:

    http://ServerName:Port/tfs/

    For example, to connect to the server named FabrikamPrime, you would type http://FabrikamPrime:8080/tfs/. For more information, see Connect to team projects in Team Foundation Server.

  2. In the Windows Identity dialog box, enter your credentials and choose the OK button.

  3. On the server home page, choose a team project link from those displayed, or choose Browse all to choose a team project from all those hosted on the server.

    The HOME page for the selected team project displays.

To create a new bug using Team Web Access

Create new bug using Team Web Access

  1. On the HOME page of your team project, choose the WORK page and then choose the work items tab.

  2. Using the drop-down list for New, choose Bug.

    A New Bug form displays.

  3. Type an appropriate title in the Title field.

  4. (Optional) Use the drop-down list for Iteration to change the iteration path you want to associate with the bug.

  5. Under STATUS, perform the following optional steps:

    • (Optional) To select the user to assign to this bug, use the drop-down list for Assigned to.

    • (Optional) To change the state of this bug from the default state of active, use the drop-down list for State.

    • (Optional) To change the reason for the bug, use the drop-down list for Reason.

  6. Under DETAILS, perform the following optional steps:

    • (Optional) Add text in the Effort field.

    • (Optional) To assign a severity to the bug, use the drop-down list for Severity.

    • (Optional) Use the drop-down list for Area to select the appropriate area in the team project for this bug.

    • (Optional) Add text for the Backlog Priority field.

  7. (Optional) Add comments applicable to the error causing the bug under HISTORY.

  8. (Optional) To link this bug to other work items, choose LINKS and then choose Link to.

  9. (Optional) To add attachments to this bug, choose Attachments. Any file can be added. For example, you could add a video recording file, a screen shot file, or a log file.

  10. To save the bug, choose Save work item (disc icon) on the toolbar.

See Also

Concepts

Submitting Bugs in Microsoft Test Manager

Other Resources

Work in Team Web Access