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→Tracking Flags: Updating Flag info
The whiteboard field is for free tagging. It's used both by teams and by people who want to track bugs they're interested in.
== Tracking All about Flags ==[[File:Status.png|400px|right]]=== tracking-firefoxXX ===
''Who's doing the tracking? Should i even set these flags?''
Tracking flags are used by developers, triagers, QA and the release management teams to keep track of bugs whose fixes are slated to go into a particular product release. A tracking flag shows whether a bug is being investigated for possible resolution in the Firefox XX release. Bugs marked tracking-Firefox XX are bugs that must be resolved one way or another before a particular release ships. [[Firefox/Drivers|Release drivers]] will track and shepherd the bug until it is determined the bug no longer impacts the release.
[[File:Tracking-flag-example.png|thumb]]
If you would like to suggest a bug and its fix be considered (by release managers) for a particular release, edit the bug and set the tracking flag for that release to ''?''. This is often done for a bug that's been fixed in one release channel but needs to be uplifted to another.
Refer to [http://web.archive.org/web/20160417051846/https://blog.mozilla.org/channels/2011/06/01/more-details-about-how-to-use-the-tracking-firefox-bugzilla-flag/ these guidelines] on setting the tracking flag.
=== status-firefoxXX ===
A flag which represents the status of the bug with respect to Firefox XX.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ status-firefoxXX
|-
| --- || We don't know whether Firefox XX is affected
|-
| ? || We don't know whether Firefox XX is affected, but we want to find out
|-
| unaffected || This bug does not affect Firefox XX
|-
| affected || This bug affects Firefox XX
|-
| fix-optional || This bug affects Firefox XX, we would take a fix but don't consider it as release blocking
|-
| fixed || This bug is fixed in Firefox XX
|-
| verified || This bug is fixed and verified in Firefox XX
|-
| disabled || This feature is disabled in Firefox XX
|-
| verified disabled || Disabling the feature is verified in Firefox XX
|-
| wontfix || A fix for this bug will not be accepted in Firefox XX
|-
|}
'''Approval Flags''': Set on the attachment of a bug
All patches landing on ''mozilla-beta/release/esr'' branches must have these nominated by setting a ''''' ? ''''' flag. <br>Please make sure to fill in the populated list of questions '''[Approval Request Comment]''' that come up on the attachment.
This helps Release Management understand the user impact & the risk/reward analysis before we grant or deny approval. If this form is left incomplete it will be sent back to you for completion.
[[File:ApprovalRequest.png|750px|centre]]
== Status Flags ==
