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The life cycle of a bug, also known as workflow, is customizable to match
the needs of your organization, see <a class="xref" href="bug_status_workflow.html" title="3.12. Bug Status Workflow">Section 3.12, “Bug Status Workflow”</a>.
<a class="xref" href="lifecycle.html#lifecycle-image" title="Figure 5.1. Lifecycle of a Bugzilla Bug">Figure 5.1, “Lifecycle of a Bugzilla Bug”</a> contains a graphical representation of
the default workflow using the default bug statuses. If you wish to
customize this image for your site, the
<a class="ulink" href="../images/bzLifecycle.xml" target="_top">diagram file</a>
is available in <a class="ulink" href="http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia" target="_top">Dia's</a>
native XML format.
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