OVERVIEW
The Clone Defect option allows the user to create a replica of the defect in the same project or a different project with minimal effort.
TO CLONE A DEFECT
There are 2 ways to clone the defect:
WORK ITEMS PAGE
To Clone a Defect from Work item grid, follow the simple steps
- Select Work Items in the main menu
- Select Defect work item from the left navigation
- Select a defect to clone (Multiple Selections are not allowed)
- Select ‘Clone Defect’ option from More Actions
DEFECT DETAILS PAGE
To Clone a Defect from Defect’s detail page, follow the simple steps
- Open the Defect in View Mode
- Select ‘Clone Defect’ option from More Actions (3 Dot Icon displayed at the Top Right Side of the Defect Page)
- Select the Project name, a checkbox for ‘Create Traceability to This DEFECT’ and ‘Include Discussion’ in Defect clone pop-up window.
- Click on Clone button. A new tab gets opened with cloned defect details, the Defect will be opened in Editable Mode.
Clone Defect does not allow users to copy the Attachments
MANAGE CLONE DEFECT POP-UP:
- Clone to Project: Lists all the active Projects which have add defect permission
- Create Traceability to This DEFECT: If checked, Copies all the existing traceability to the cloned defect
- Include Discussion: If checked, Discussion content gets copied to the cloned defect
A Default Traceability with the link type “Defect Clone” gets added with every cloned defect