From: Understanding automated and human-based technical debt identification approaches-a two-phase study
ID | TD identification number |
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Responsible | Person or role who should fix this TD item |
Type | design, documentation, defect, testing, or other type of debt |
Location | List of files/classes/methods or documents/pages involved |
Description | Describes the anomaly and possible impacts on future maintenance |
Estimated principal | How much work is required to pay off this TD item on a three point scale: High/Medium/Low |
Estimated interest amount | How much extra work will need to be performed in the future if this TD item is not paid off now on a three point scale: High/Medium/Low |
Estimated interest probability | How likely is it that this item, if not paid off, will cause extra work to be necessary in the future on a three point scale: High/Medium/Low |
Intentional? | Yes/No/Do not Know |