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Thereof, what is difference between severity and priority with example?

Bug Severity is the degree of impact that a defect has on the system; whereas, Bug Priority is the order of severity which has impacted the system. Severity is related to standards and functionality of the system; whereas, Priority is related to scheduling.

Beside above, what is high priority and low severity bug? High Priority, Low Severity bug :- If the company name is misspelled in the home page of the website,then the priority is high and severity is low to fix it. High Severity, Low Priority :- Web page not found when user clicks on a link (user's does not visit that page generally)

Simply so, how do you do priority and severity?

For prioritizing the defect, it is imperative for a tester to choose the right severity to avoid confusion with the development team.

1. Understand the concept of priority and severity well.
2. Always assign the severity level based on the issue type as this will affect its priority.

What are the different types of priority?

• Priority #1) Immediate/Critical (P1) This has to be fixed immediately within 24 hours.
• Priority #2) High (P2)
• Priority #3) Medium (P3)
• Priority #4) Low (P4)
• #1) Critical (S1)
• #2) Major (S2)
• #3) Minor/Moderate (S3)
• #4) Low (S4)