About Configurations

A configuration is a hierarchically organized collection of facts (configuration items) in the form of characteristics, resource allocations, and entity references. Configurations can be versioned such that a collective set of facts can be organized, managed and referenced as a unit (version) with its own life cycle. Service, Place, Network, Pipe, Logical Device, and Logical Device Account specifications can have configurations associated with them.

Note:

The term Place Configuration specification applies to places that are of type Geographic Site.

In general, configurations should contain the bulk of the information about the specification. They should contain the characteristics that are likely to change over time, while the service itself should contain attributes that are unlikely to change: name, description, and so on.

Configurations are separate entities that are defined by specifications. Configurations include the following features that are not available in other entities:

Configuration items: Define the content of the configuration. Configuration items can include child items, which are arranged hierarchically. Each configuration item can have its own properties, characteristics, layout, and specification options. See "Adding Configuration Items" for more information.
Specification options: Define the entities that can be allocated or referenced to a configuration item.