Creating a Configuration Item

You can create configuration items to establish relationships and groupings for configuration management and change content. When you create a configuration item, you automatically become the owner of the CI, but you can assign ownership to another user.

Required access roles:

  • Baseline: Leader, Owner
  • App-specific: Contracts Manager, Data Manager, Program Controls Specialist, Subcontract Administrator

Before you begin: While not mandatory, the CI should be created within the context of models, which in turn should be created in the context of product, which in turn should be created within the context of product lines. Product lines should be associated with business units. Program and Contract Management must be the active app.
See Also
Configuration Items List
  1. To create a configuration item, do one of the following:
    • From the top bar, click Add .
    • Click Contracts > Create CI.

    Or

    • Click Home .
    • In the navigation pane, click Program Mgmt > CIs.
    • From the page Actions menu or toolbar of the Configuration Items page, click Create .
  2. Enter the following information:
    Field NameDescription
    NameEnter the name of the CI or select Autoname to automatically name the CI.
    TypeClick to select the Type of CI. You can choose Hardware CI or Software CI.
    RevEnter the number of revisions given to the CI.
    DescriptionEnter a detailed description of the CI.
    CI NomenclatureEnter the id for the CI.
    CI Nomenclature DescriptionEnter a detailed description of the CI Nomenclature.
    Configuration End ItemSelect Yes if the CI is a CEI or No if the CI is not a CEI.
    Estimated Recurring CostEnter the estimated recurring costs. These are the costs that are expected to occur in the future.
    Estimated Non Recurring CostEnter the estimated non-recurring costs. These are the estimated costs that are not expected to occur in the future.
    Source Select one of the following sources:
    • CFE - Customer Furnished Equipment
    • GFE - Government Furnished Equipment
    • GFP - Government Furnished Property
    • Make - CI made from contract
    • Buy - CI bought by the contract
    NotesEnter any notes about the CI.
    OwnerClick to select the user currently responsible for the CI.
    Responsible OrganizationClick to select the organization responsible for the CI.
    PolicyDefault is set to CI. This is a read-only field.
    Selection TypeSelect Multiple or Single from the list.
  3. Click Apply to save and create another CI or click Done if you are finished.