Terminology

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issue
A uniquely identifiable software problem found by Coverity Static Analysis. This corresponds to the MergedDefect concept in the SOAP API. Triage records are attached to issues.
issue occurrence
An instance of an issue. Each issue has one or more issue occurrences. An issue occurrence corresponds to the DefectInstance concept in the SOAP API, and the "defect occurrence" concept in Coverity Static Analysis.
key
A parameter that identifies which of several items in a collection is to be used. The value is usually stable, in the sense that it does not vary among Connect instances or across time. A column key is a key identifying a column, for example. Further, column key "cid" identifies the column whose value is a Coverity CID.
standard attribute
An attribute that associates a standard with an issue type. These appear on the Standard Attributes panel of the Coverity Connect GUI.

Built-in standard attributes are those provided in a default Coverity Connect installation. Custom standard attributes are those configured after installation.

triage attribute
An attribute that associates a value with an issue. These can be displayed on the Triage panel of the Coverity Connect GUI.

Built-in triage attributes are those provided in a default Coverity Connect installation. Custom triage attributes are those configured after installation.