Concept: Configuration |  |
A configuration is a grouping of artifacts that represent some conceptual whole. It could be all the software and resources needed to install a product or it could be a piece of software and the test cases needed to validate it.
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Main Description
A configuration is most often thought of in conjunction with a change management system. Each configuration is given a label. Anytime one of the items in the configuration changes, the label is changed to reflect that it is different from the previous version. In a product line, these configurations are versioned and controlled just as the products and assets are. This provides a means of controlling the intercations among core assets and products as they are updated asynchronously.