Mapping Web-Based Applications Failures to Faults

In a world where software system is a daily need, system dependability has been a focus of interest. Nowadays, Web-based systems are more and more used and there is a lack of works about software fault representativeness for this platform. This work presents a field data study to analyze software faults found in real Java Web-based software during system test phase, performed by an independent software verification & validation team. The preliminary results allow us to conclude that previous classification partially fits Java Web-based software systems and must be extended to allow specific Web resources like JSP pages.