10 Critical Elements of a Bug:
Day #2

Here you describe as accurately as possible how often the bug occurs by following the exact Steps to Reproduce.

Element #3:
Reproducibility

• Always
• Intermittent
• Seen Once

Those should be the only options that you choose from. Let’s define each option one at a time:

• Always:
• By following the Steps to Reproduce, the bug will happen every single time without fail
• Intermittent:
• This means that the bug does not occur 100% of the time when following the steps, but has occurred more than once
• When using Intermittent as a Reproducibility, it is imperative that you state how many times a bug has occurred out of how many attempts to reproduce – “X out of Y”
• Seen Once:
• The bug has only occurred on a single occasion and has not yet been reproduced. This could be because you have not yet figured out exactly how to reproduce the bug despite your best kung fu, but the time has come to enter the bug and so “Seen Once”, although not preferred, is an acceptable selection

Element #4:
Steps to Reproduce

Each step should contain a single action that the user is to perform – only ONE. When the next action is called for, that is another, separate step. Write each step necessary up to the point where the bug occurs. DO NOT write the bug in this sequence, only the steps!