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= How We Track Our Backlog =
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All tracking of backlog and work-in-progress items happens in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Bugzilla]. We use the <code>[layout:backlog]</code> tag in the whiteboard field on bugs, tasks and enhancements to track work items that are either under active development, or being considered for development within the next year or so.
All tracking of backlog and work-in-progress items happens in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Bugzilla].
There are several flag used to track work in Bugzilla including:
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/BMO/UserGuide#Tracking_Flags Tracking Flags]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/BMO/UserGuide#Status_Flags Status Flags]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/BMO/UserGuide#Project_Flags Project Flags]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/BMO/UserGuide#Needinfo_Flag Need Info Flags]
 


We use bug priorities to indicate how soon we plan to work on a bug, task or enhancement according to the following classifications (also documented in our [https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/bug-mgmt/guides/priority.html Firefox-wide priority definitions]):
We use bug priorities to indicate how soon we plan to work on a bug, task or enhancement according to the following classifications (also documented in our [https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/bug-mgmt/guides/priority.html Firefox-wide priority definitions]):
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