| Each and every file or set of files that are part of a product or project can be considered a configuration item
(CI) in terms of software configuration management and must be formally controlled.
But there are some criterias to define better what should be considered a configuration item, and what should not:
- Every item that needs to be contained in the release package should be considered as a CI.
- Every source file used to build the product or the component should be considered as a CI.
- Every document or source file that will serve as basis for future development should be considered as a CI.
- Anything that is an input to the process of creating your product should be controlled as a
CI.
What not consider a configuration Item:
- Tools from outside the organization that are not expected to change over the course of the
project should not be considered as CI.
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