Configuration Management Tool

Definition

Configuration Management Tool

a software tool that supports the performance of the configuration management tasks

Classification

As illustrated in the preceding figure, Configuration Management Tool is part of the following inheritance hierarchy:

• Type: Concrete
• Superclass: Tool
• Subclasses:
  • Source code control tool
  • Document version control tool

Responsibilities

The typical responsibilities of a Configuration Management Tool are to support the performance of the following tasks:

• Configuration Management Planning
• Configuration Identification
• Version Control
• Configuration Control
• Configuration Status Reporting
• Configuration Auditing

Guidelines

• Configuration management tools should support the configuration management of both software components and documentation.