Platform/Layout/Backlog
How We Track Our Backlog
All tracking of backlog and work-in-progress items happens in Bugzilla.
Flags
There are several flag used to track work in Bugzilla including:
Severity
The severity of the bug is also used in how we track our work and the backlog. For info on severity see Bug Severity
Triaged
The definition of Triaged is Firefox related bugs of type defect where the component is not UNTRIAGED, and a Severity value not equal to -- or N/A.
Bugs of type Task or Enhancement may have a Severity of N/A, but defects must have a Severity that is neither -- nor N/A.
For an overview of Bugzilla triage see the documentation Triage for Bugzilla
Definition of Assigned
A bug is considered "assigned" if it has both a valid assignee AND its status is set to ASSIGNED. Having only one of these fields set is not sufficient for it to be tracked as an assigned bug. nobody[at]mozilla.org is not a valid assignee for a bug to be considered assigned.
Commonly-Used Backlog Queries
Kanban View
For quick reference, view our backlog as a kanban board.
Backlog by Category
In Progress
Bugs, tasks, and enhancements that are in progress right now. This list includes any bug, task or enhancement that is assigned and has the [layout:backlog] whiteboard tag.
Bugzilla query error
Array ( [type] => error [message] => http-bad-status [params] => Array ( [0] => 429 [1] => Unknown Error ) ) 1
Needs Owner
Bugs, tasks, and enhancements that should be in progress, but currently do not have an assignee. This list includes unassigned P1 tasks, enhancements, and bugs with the [layout:backlog] whiteboard tag.
Bugzilla query error
Array ( [type] => error [message] => http-bad-status [params] => Array ( [0] => 429 [1] => Unknown Error ) ) 1
Upcoming
Bugs, tasks, and enhancements we are considering working on within the next 2-3 releases. This list includes unassigned P2 tasks, enhancements, and bugs with the [layout:backlog] whiteboard tag.
Bugzilla query error
Array ( [type] => error [message] => http-bad-status [params] => Array ( [0] => 429 [1] => Unknown Error ) ) 1
Backlog
Bugs and enhancements we are considering working on within the year. This list includes all unassigned P3 tasks, enhancements, and bugs with the [layout:backlog] whiteboard tag.
Bugzilla query error
Array ( [type] => error [message] => http-bad-status [params] => Array ( [0] => 429 [1] => Unknown Error ) ) 1
Recently Fixed in Nightly
Bugs, tasks, and enhancements that have landed in the current nightly.
Bugzilla query error
Array ( [type] => error [message] => http-bad-status [params] => Array ( [0] => 429 [1] => Unknown Error ) ) 1
Recently Fixed in Beta
Bugs, tasks, and enhancements that have landed in the current beta.
Bugzilla query error
Array ( [type] => error [message] => http-bad-status [params] => Array ( [0] => 429 [1] => Unknown Error ) ) 1