Configuration Item

There is extensive debate and discussion about how configuration items should be selected, and precisely what constitutes a configuration item.

The ITSLM definition is:


 * A configuration item is any identified artefact, component or system subject to configuration management control.

Selecting configuration items
The broadest advice on CI selection is to always identify as a CI anything that must be subject to your organisation's change control processes.

Identifying too low a level components as CI will overwhelm your change control system with unnecessary detail.

Identifying too high a level components as CI will cause confusion and possibly delays in the release process.