Zoho Desk agents can submit tickets as new bugs. When you file a bug, it gets routed to the associated project in the Zoho BugTracker. The bugs can then be worked upon by your engineers in the Zoho BugTracker portal.
To file a bug:
- Go to the ticket you'd like to file a bug.
- In the Ticket Details page, click the More Options icon (
) over a conversation/thread.
- Click File a bug from the menu options.
- Specify the BugTracker Project, Title and the Description for the bug.
- Click Submit.
The bug will be added in the specified Zoho BugTracker project.
Note:
- File a bug option is available only for the departments that are mapped with a Zoho BugTracker project.
- We recommend that you file a bug from the most recent conversation so that your engineers can understand the entire context of the ticket.
Linking to an Existing Bug
If there is a bug being worked upon in Zoho BugTracker and you receive a ticket that is related to it, you can link the ticket to the bug. However, please keep in mind that the same ticket cannot be linked to multiple bugs.
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To link to an existing bug:
- Go to the ticket you'd like to file a bug.
- In the Ticket Details page, click the More Options icon (
) over a conversation/thread.
- Click File a bug from the menu options.
- On the window that slides open, click Link Bug.
- Enter the Bug ID from Zoho BugTracker.
Make sure that you enter the ID values in uppercase letters.
- Select the Zoho BugTracker Project the bug belongs to.
- Click Link.
Syncing Comments and Status
Comments will add some context to the bugs for both your agents and engineers. The comments left in a bug will stay synchronized with the related ticket and vice versa. You can view them as a conversation on a ticket or under the Comments tab (in thread view). Also, resolving a bug in Zoho BugTracker will update its status on the ticket. The status helps you to update the customers who had reported the bugs.
To track the working status of a bug:
- Go to the ticket for which you'd filed a bug.
- In the Ticket Details page, click the Bug Information icon (
) in the tab panel on the left of the screen.
- In the Bug Information page, you can view the detail like the Bug ID (as in Zoho BugTracker/Projects), Subject, Assignee, and Status.
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Click the Bug ID to open it in the Zoho BugTracker portal (permission required). You may close, re-open or delink a bug from within Zoho Desk.