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In Zephyr Enterprise, defects can be edited in a variety of methods ranging from individually editing the defect using quick edits, bulk editing defects, and editing defects directly from JIRA. The ability to edit and update the defects for a particular project helps to allow users to make the necessary changes to a the defect which is updated across all platforms (Both your JIRA and Zephyr instance). To learn how to edit and update existing defects, please view the steps below.

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DefectAn issue that is labeled as a "Bug" and defects are used to define an issue for a specific component when executing a test case.








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The steps below describe in detail the general process of creating new defects, searching and viewing defects for a particular project, editing defects, creating sub-tasks for defects, and exporting a list of defects for reporting. To view further instructions for each individual function, please click the links provided below. By clicking on a link, you will be redirected to the page with the steps corresponding to the function selected. 

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Search Defects 

Editing and Updating Defects

The following sections will need to be followed to be able to search for edit existing defects in Zephyr Enterprise:


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Prior to searching editing defects, there must be an existing defects for projects in Zephyr Enterprise. The project must be selected and the user must be under the Defect Tracking section of Zephyr. 


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Search using Basic Search

Scenario: You are a testing manager in Zephyr Enterprise. As a testing manager, you want to search defects in Zephyr by utilizing the basic search feature and functionality in the defect tracking section.



1. By default, the search is set to Basic Search but if it not selected, click on "Basic" to switch to basic search.

2. Select your filters to search for defects by using the drop-down lists provided:

  • Project, Issue Type, Status, Filed By, Version, Priority, and Assignee.

3. Once you have your filters selected, simply click on the "Search" button to view the defects.


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Search using Advanced Search

Scenario: You are a testing manager in Zephyr Enterprise. As a testing manager, you want to search defects in Zephyr by utilizing the advanced search feature and functionality in the defect tracking section.


1. By default, the search is set to Basic Search and you just need to click on "Advanced" to switch to advanced search.

  • Advanced search allows you to search defects by using ZQL.

2. Enter in a JQL String/Query for the search text box to filter the defects your are looking for (IE. Status="In Progress").

3. Once you've entered your JQL String/Query, simply click on the "Search" button to view the defects.



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Search using Defect ID

Scenario: You are a testing manager in Zephyr Enterprise. As a testing manager, you want to search defects in Zephyr by utilizing the Defect ID search bar in the defect tracking section.



Whether you have select Basic or Advanced Search, the option to search for defects by Defect ID is always there below the 

1. Enter the specific ID of the defect in the Defect ID search text box.

2. Simply click on the "Search" button to view the single defect that you are searching for.


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