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# Interoperability with external bug trackers

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You can link bug reports in Launchpad to reports in tracked elsewhere.

This table shows you what level of interoperability Launchpad has with which external tracker.

| Function                 | [Bugzilla](http://www.bugzilla.org/)                                                      | [Roundup](http://roundup.sourceforge.net/)                             | [Debbugs](http://www.debian.org/Bugs/)   | [Trac](http://trac.edgewall.org/)                                                 | [Mantis](http://www.mantisbt.org/)   | [SourceForge](http://sourceforge.net/)   | [Request Tracker](https://requesttracker.com/request-tracker/)   | Savane   | [GitHub](https://github.com/)   | [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/)   |     |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
| Plugin for two-way comms | [Yes](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-bugzilla-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-bugzilla-plugin)                | [Yes](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-trac-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-trac-plugin) |                                          |                                                                                   |                                      |                                          |                                                                  |          |                                 |                                 |     |
| Add bug watch            | Yes                                                                                       | Yes                                                                    | Yes                                      | Yes                                                                               | Yes                                  | Yes                                      | Yes                                                              | Yes      | Yes                             | Yes                             | Yes |
| Status syncing           | Yes                                                                                       | Yes                                                                    | Yes                                      | Yes                                                                               | Yes                                  | Yes                                      | Yes                                                              | Yes      |                                 | Yes                             | Yes |
| Comment importing        | [BugZilla plugin](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-bugzilla-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-bugzilla-plugin)    | WN                                                                     | Yes                                      | [Trac plugin](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-trac-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-trac-plugin)    | WS                                   |                                          |                                                                  |          |                                 |                                 |     |
| Comment pushing          | [BugZilla plugin](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-bugzilla-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-bugzilla-plugin)    | WN                                                                     | NI                                       | [Trac plugin](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-trac-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-trac-plugin)    | WS                                   |                                          |                                                                  |          |                                 |                                 |     |
| Bug importing            | NI [BugZilla plugin](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-bugzilla-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-bugzilla-plugin) | WN                                                                     | Yes                                      | NI [Trac plugin](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-trac-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-trac-plugin) | WS                                   |                                          |                                                                  |          |                                 |                                 |     |
| Bug forwarding           | NI [BugZilla plugin](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-bugzilla-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-bugzilla-plugin) | WN                                                                     | NI                                       | NI [Trac plugin](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/work-with-bugs/use-trac-plugin/index.html.md#use-the-trac-plugin) | WS                                   |                                          |                                                                  |          |                                 |                                 |     |

## Key

* Yes = We have this today
* ND = Needs discussion
* WN = Upstream work needed
* WS = Upstream work scoped
* UD = Under Development
* NI = Possible already upstream but needs Launchpad implementation
* Plugin = Available through a Launchpad-provided plugin for the upstream tracker
