Editing Defects

The way you edit defects in Zephyr depends on which issue tracking system your Zephyr administrator set up in the project settings. To learn how to edit a defect in Zephyr, select the issue tracking system you are using:

Jira integrated with Zephyr

The built-in issue tracking system

Jira integrated with Zephyr

To edit a single defect - 

1. Find the defect you want to edit and select it by ticking the check box next to its ID. The defect details will be shown at the bottom of the page: 

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2. Here you can change any data directly in the fields or click Edit and update the values in the subsequent dialog: 

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Keep in mind that all the required fields must be populated.

3. Click Update to apply the changes.

 To edit multiple defects - 

1. Find the defects you want to edit and select them by ticking the check box next to their IDs:

2. Click Change Multiple and update the needed values in the subsequent dialog: 

3. Click Save to apply the changes. 

To edit a defect in Jira: 

1. In Zephyr, find the defect you want to update and click its ID: 

2. The defect will open in Jira where you can edit it: 

If you are not logged in to Jira, you will be asked to log in using your Jira credentials: 

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The built-in issue tracking system

To edit a defect created in the internal issue tracking system – 

1. Find the defect you want to edit. 

2. Choose it by selecting the check box next to its ID. The defect details will appear at the bottom of the page: 

3. You can edit the values directly in the fields, or click Edit to bring up the edit form: 

4. After changing the values, click Update to apply the changes. 

See Also

Jira Integration
Creating Defects
Searching for Defects
Creating Sub-Tasks
Exporting Defects