Example of Bug Priority Definitions.

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Bug Priority Definitions

Priority	Examples
P1 Critical issues and blockers	Site is dead Intruder's back door is discovered 500 - Internal Server Error when user clicks link "Shopping Cart"
P2 Major feature is broken	Cannot complete purchase if card expiration date is this year.
P3 Fix it after you've fixed P1s and P2s	Age verification during user registration was not implemented. "Show Book" page is missing info about the publisher.
P4 Broken, but we don't care	Layout problems with IE 6