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1 @node States
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2 @section States of Problem Reports
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4 @cindex life-cycle of a Problem Report
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5 @cindex states of Problem Reports
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6 @cindex Problem Report states
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7 @cindex automatic notification
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9 Each PR goes through a defined series of states between origination and
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10 closure. The originator of a PR receives notification automatically of
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11 any state changes.
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13 @table @dfn
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14 @cindex @emph{open} state
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15 @cindex initial state (@dfn{open})
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16 @cindex state---@dfn{open}
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17 @item open
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18 The initial state of a Problem Report. This means the PR has been filed
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19 and the responsible person(s) notified.
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21 @cindex @emph{analyzed} state
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22 @cindex state---@dfn{analyzed}
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23 @item analyzed
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24 The responsible person has analyzed the problem. The analysis should
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25 contain a preliminary evaluation of the problem and an estimate of the
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26 amount of time and resources necessary to solve the problem. It should
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27 also suggest possible workarounds.
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29 @cindex @emph{feedback} state
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30 @cindex state---@dfn{feedback}
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31 @item feedback
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32 The problem has been solved, and the originator has been given a patch
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33 or other fix. The PR remains in this state until the originator
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34 acknowledges that the solution works.
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36 @cindex @emph{closed} state
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37 @cindex state---@dfn{closed}
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38 @cindex final state (@dfn{closed})
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39 @item closed
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40 A Problem Report is closed (``the bug stops here'') only when any
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41 changes have been integrated, documented, and tested, and the submitter
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42 has confirmed the solution.
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44 @cindex @emph{suspended} state
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45 @cindex state---@dfn{suspended}
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46 @item suspended
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47 Work on the problem has been postponed. This happens if a timely
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48 solution is not possible or is not cost-effective at the present time.
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49 The PR continues to exist, though a solution is not being actively
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50 sought. If the problem cannot be solved at all, it should be closed
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51 rather than suspended.
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52 @end table
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