Features

• Record and maintain defects and issues.
• Assign properties to these defects and issues (such as issue's priority, severity, type, product or component where it has been detected, etc.) All properties are fully customizable (for example, you can decide what severity ratings you want to use for issues of a given project).
• Search for issues using a simple but powerful Query Language. The BugZap search facilities go well beyond what is offered by existing defect and issue tracking systems.
• Generate reports.
• Exchange information with other applications via BugZap import and export facilities.
• Restrict access to bug databases using a two-level user/role authentication scheme.
• Subscribe to defects and issues in order to be automatically notified when their state changes.

• Support for embedded and virtual attachments. While most defect and issue tracking systems allow you to attach extra information to issues by providing a link to the corresponding document (such as URL for a document available on the Internet), BugZap recognizes that for some information the best place is embedded within a bug database itself (embedded attachments), while some important documents may not be available in electronic form at all (virtual attachments). The traditional by-link attachment is, naturally, still supported (as a so-called remote attachment).
• For each issue, a complete change history is available. This allows reconstructing the complete state of a bug database at any particular point in the past as well as more traditional searches for specific events in a defect's or issue's past life.
• The powerful collaboration feature, which allows ongoing issues to be discussed in thematic discussion boards. As all discussion boards are saved along with their bug database, this gives a unique opportunity to see not only how a specific defect or issue have evolved over time, but also why it did so evolve.

Detailed Feature List

Installation

Setup wizard

Easy to install client

No server installation needed

No database installation / configuration needed

Ease of Use

Add issues with 1 mouse click

Free keyword search function

Easily create multiple databases for many projects

Drag&Drop files into Attachment Fields

User Interface

Windows (TM) based, easy to use UI

Easily accessible main functions through top menu icons

User Management

Manage users

Manage bug owners

Assign users to bug owners

Bug-Related Fields

User defined field values (Drop-Down)

Text fields allow RTF Input

Fast bug grouping by field

Field Ralationships

Defineable associations and relations between issues

Attachments

Attachments embeded / remote or virtual

Add attachments per drag-and-drop

RTF Text support for embeded attachments

Workflow

Drop-down field values can be defined to support your workflow

Bug Filters

Wizard aided filter engine

Save created bug filters

Reporting

Classification reports (Bugs by type, severity, etc.)

Trend based reports (Time-based)

MS Word reports

Audit Trail

Detailed history for every issue

Snapshots feature time / user stamps and action performed

Ability to scroll through snapshots for a bug

Ability to delete history snapshots

Creation time & date timestamp for every issue

Views

Create custom view profiles

Save / restore view profiles

Work with many view profiles simultaneously

Auto email notifications

Get notified when bug content changes

Notifications with detailed change description

Add / remove subscriptions to bugs to track changes

Define your own SMTP mail server for outgoing mail notifications

Security

User / password protection for database files

Defineable database permissions

Defineable access rights (feature-based)

Disable accounts in database

Two-level user/role authentication scheme

Secure, proprietary database files

Other Features

Discussion boards

Component-based architecture