CONFIGURATION ITEM
DEFINITION
A configuration item (CI) is a part of the System:
- Designed and produced, or purchased
- Duplicated as much as it is used in the System
- Assembled with others in order to build each copy of the System.
Examples of configuration items are cabinets, racks, electronic boards, wiring & plugs, software components... CI are usually qualified as
- Hardware (HWCI),
- Computer Software (CSCI): A group of software treated as a single entity by a configuration management system.
- Commercial off the Shelf (COTS, purchased item): A COTS is an item that is both commercial and sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace.
- Non-Developed Item (NDI): A Non-Developmental Item is any previously developed item of supply.
- Prime Item...
The EPBS is a hierarchical tree structure listing all the Configuration Items and organized by composition links.
ICONS
