testland/bug-lifecycle-reference
Pure-reference catalog of defect lifecycle states and transitions. Defines the ISTQB-canonical states (new / open / assigned / in-progress / fixed / verified / closed / reopened / deferred / rejected / duplicate) and the transitions between them, distinguishes the ISTQB terms (error → fault / defect → failure), maps the lifecycle to the standard Jira / Linear / GitHub Issues workflows, and cites IEEE 1044-2009 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-3 for the canonical anchors. Use as the lifecycle vocabulary for bug-report review, duplicate detection, and the platform-workflow skills.
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Tracker-vocabulary map
The canonical ISTQB / IEEE lifecycle maps to platform-specific terminology across Jira, Linear, and GitHub Issues.
| ISTQB / IEEE | Jira (default workflow) | Linear (default workflow) | GitHub Issues (default + Projects) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | To Do | Backlog | Open + label triage |
| Open | In Triage (custom) | Todo | Open + label confirmed |
| Assigned | (Assignee set) | In Progress + assignee | Open + assignee |
| In Progress | In Progress | In Progress | Open + linked PR draft |
| Fixed | In Review | In Review | Open + linked PR ready |
| Verified | Done (pre-release) | Done | Closed (PR merged) - but often kept Open until verified |
| Closed | Done | Done | Closed |
| Reopened | Reopened | Reopened (custom) | Reopened |
| Deferred | Won't Do (deferred subtype) | Cancelled (with reason) | Closed not-planned |
| Rejected | Won't Do / Cannot Reproduce | Cancelled with reason | Closed not-planned + label not-a-bug |
| Duplicate | Resolved as Duplicate (link to canonical) | Cancelled with Duplicate of: link | Closed + comment Duplicate of #N |
Per the platform docs (Atlassian "Issue workflow", Linear "Workflow states", GitHub "Issue templates"):
- Jira workflow is fully configurable - the table reflects the default Software project template.
- Linear workflow states are fixed enums (Backlog, Todo, In Progress, In Review, Done, Cancelled) but each can be subdivided per team.
- GitHub Issues has only Open / Closed as states; richer lifecycle requires Projects (status column) + labels.