The normal workflow for bug lifecycle in Mantis Bug Tracker is as below:
- When a new issue is reported, the default status is set to “New”.
- It is assigned to a person from “Assigned To” dropdown.
- The assigned person will receive a notification to an issue assigned to him.
- The assigned person will open a bug and go through it details.
- It will acknowledge the bug or
- Ask for any feedback.
- Confirm the bug and set the status
- If the bug is confirmed and set to open, the status will be set to “confirmed” and the assigned developer will start resolving the bug.
- If the bug is resolved, the status will be changed to “Resolved” and status “fixed” is set by the developer.
- The resolved bug will be assigned back to the tester for verification and retesting.
- The retesting of the bug will be done by the tester. The tester
- Will assign and reopen the bug to other
- Will close the bug
- The other status can be used appropriately.
- All the activities related to the bug will be logged in Issue History and Activity Section of the View Bug Page.
Courtesy - https://www.softwaretestingclass.com/bug-life-cycle-in-mantis-bug-tracker/