Configuration Identification Definition

Configuration Identification – is the systematic documentation and development of the characteristics of the items of the configuration in the software in software engineering. It gives them consistency, traceability, and change management in components of the system during the life cycle of the software. This will generally be in the form of setting up of mechanisms to track changes of configuration items in terms of additions and modifications and deletions. State that is established by the software developers so that there can be the state that has the aim for producing the results and verifies the failures in the process of developing software.

The configuration identification is one of the very important components of the configuration management processes. This is going to involve change version control, and also change management, release management, and also help to bring an improved level of cooperation amongst the members of the team, and communication maintained so that its effectiveness can be fostered when the alterations have been affected in the system. It also enables better decision-making by providing information about the evolution of the software product over time.