# Configuration Management

## How to Create a Configuration Item

| ### What to do:
| In order to work through this example you must have created the item ART-1000 Ball Pen with its BoM.
| Item Management
| Please note that it is a prerequesite to have the item ART-1000 Ball Pen created under the influence of the Change Management as otherwise later on no configuration item can't be assigned to the Affected Objects tab of the Baseline!
| Select Start> Items. The Item mask is opened.
| Search for the item ART-1000 Ball Pen.
| To change to edit mode click .
| Select the Configuration Item checkbox.
| Only with the Configuration Item check box activated, an item can be assigned to a baseline!
| Select the Serialized checkbox.
| The activation of the Serialized checkbox is only necessary if it is intended to assign a serial number to an item. Only if an item is assigned a serial number the item will be listed on the As-Built Configuration mask!
| To save the changes click .
| Repeat steps 2-6 and mark the following items as Configuration Item and Serialized: ART-1500 Upper Part ART-1200 Ornamental Ring
| The BoM should be displayed on the BOM tab of the item mask as follows: