MQL5 Expert Advisor Bug Report Checklist

The checklist

1. 1

   Editable source

   Include the MQ4 or MQ5 files and every non-standard include or custom indicator required to compile.

2. 2

   One primary issue

   Describe the single highest-priority fault before adding unrelated improvements.

3. 3

   Expected behaviour

   State exactly what the EA, indicator or script should do in the reproducible case.

4. 4

   Actual behaviour

   State what happened instead, including visible values and the time of the event.

5. 5

   Reproduction steps

   List symbol, timeframe, date range, input set and the shortest sequence that triggers the issue.

6. 6

   Logs

   Include the relevant Experts and Journal lines around the failure, preserving return codes and timestamps.

7. 7

   Broker environment

   Provide account mode, digits, filling mode, volume step, stop level and terminal build when execution is involved.

8. 8

   Screenshots or tester evidence

   Mark the expected event and actual event without relying on the image as the only specification.

9. 9

   Recent changes

   Identify the last known working version and what changed before the issue appeared.

10. 10

    Acceptance test

    Define the exact check that will prove the agreed repair is complete.

Common questions