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Configuration Items
Please read the latest version of EIA-649C Configuration Management Standard and the EIA-HB-649A. This Configuration Management Standard and Guidance documents provide industry best practice.

Configuration Item: A product, allocated components of a product, or both, that satisfies an end use function, has distinct requirements, functionality and/or product relationships, and is designated for distinct control. [EIA-649C]

Definition for Item Item: A non-specific term used to denote any unit or product including materials, parts, assemblies, equipment, accessories and computer software. [ASME Y14.35M-1997]

Product: Anything used in or resulting from the execution of a process including the process itself. Related Terms - assembly, component, Computer Software Configuration Item (CSCI), Configuration Item (CI), end item, facility, hardware, item, material, part, service, set, software, system, unit, asset, artifact, commodity. [EIA-649C]

Definition for Component was replaced by Unit. Unit. - An assembly or any combination of parts, subassemblies and assemblies mounted together, normally capable of independent operation in a variety of situations. (Examples: Hydraulic jack, electric motor, electronic power supply, internal combustion engine, electric generator, radio receiver) This term replaces the term “component”. Note. - The size of an item is a consideration in some cases. An electric motor for a clock may be considered as a part inasmuch as it is not normally subject to disassembly. [MIL-HDBK-505]

Item Levels: Item levels (as defined below) from the simplest division to the mare complex are as follows: Part Subassembly Assembly Unit Group Set Subsystem System [MIL-HDBK-505]