Your agile project has scheduled a final sprint before release to fix and re-test all open defects with a priority level of 3 or above.
The following defect report shows the defect fields that are currently being captured on the system.
Title: Unable to add excursions to pre-paid cruises
Date raised: 21/05/18
Author: Emma Rigby
Status: Fixed
What occurred: I went to book an excursion for a pre-paid cruise but received an error message saying,
'Facility not available'. I can book excursions on cruises that have not yet been fully paid.
What should have occurred: Requirement 3.12 says clearly that customers can add excursions after cruises have been fully paid so the facility should have been available (when an additional amount may now need to be paid).
Priority: 2
Software build: 2.1
Test level: System test
Environment details: System test 3
Which of ONE of the following additional defect report fields would be MOST beneficial for the sprint team to add?
Correct Answer: A
According to the syllabus, a defect report is a document that records the occurrence, nature, and status of a defect. A defect report typically includes several fields that provide relevant information about the defect, such as its title, description, priority, status, environment, steps to reproduce, expected result, actual result, etc. The answer A is correct because it suggests adding severity as an additional defect report field. Severity is a measure of the impact of a defect on the system or its users. Severity can help prioritize defects and decide whether they need to be fixed or not. The other answers are incorrect because they suggest adding fields that are already present in the defect report. Test script id is not necessary for a defect report, as it can be inferred from the steps to reproduce. Actual results and expected results are already included in the defect report under what occurred and what should have occurred.
References: Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus, Section 5.2.1, page 58-59.