show-bugs-matrix-options.md

ms.service	azure-devops-boards
ms.author	chcomley
author	chcomley
ms.topic	include
ms.date	04/30/2021

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:::row::: :::column span="1"::: Option :::column-end::: :::column span="3"::: Choose when you want to... :::column-end::: :::row-end:::

:::row::: :::column span="1"::: Track bugs as Requirements
:::column-end::: :::column span="3"::: - Prioritize, or stack rank, bugs along with requirements - Estimate Bug effort for forecasting - Update bug status on board - Include Bugs in Velocity charts and Cumulative Flow Diagrams - Be able to use the Forecast tool to support sprint planning - Drag bugs to the Planning pane to assign bugs to a sprint - View Bugs on Delivery Plans > [!NOTE] > - Bugs are assigned to the Requirements Category

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:::row::: :::column span="1"::: Track bugs as Tasks :::column-end::: :::column span="3"::: - Estimate work for bugs similar to tasks
- Update bug status on sprint Taskboards
- Link bugs to requirements as child items
- Drag bugs to the Planning pane to assign bugs to a sprint > [!NOTE] > - Bugs are assigned to the Task Category > - User Stories (Agile), Product Backlog Items (Scrum), or Requirements (CMMI) are the natural parent work item type for Bugs > - Bugs aren't visible on Delivery Plans :::column-end::: :::row-end:::

:::row::: :::column span="1"::: Bugs don't appear on backlogs or boards
:::column-end::: :::column span="3"::: - Manage bugs using queries > [!NOTE] > - Bugs are associated with the Bugs Category and don't appear on either backlogs or boards
> - Bugs aren't visible on Backlogs, Boards, Sprint Backlogs, Taskboards, or Delivery Plans > - You can't drag bugs to the Planning pane to assign bugs to a sprint :::column-end::: :::row-end:::