Part 1. Software Change Shared with Prof. Suzanne M. Embury, University of Manchester, UK http://intranet.cs.man.ac.uk/Study_subweb/Ugrad/coursenotes/CS3331/lectures.php#22
A modern software configuration is a highly complex structure
consisting of several software configuration items (SCIs). These will consist of product-oriented SCIs, process-oriented SCIs and environment-oriented SCIs.
Product-oriented are related to the final software system (the “product”)
being produced. SCIs include:
• the requirements specification, software designs,
• CASE tool models, user manuals, • relevant data sets, test suites. • program code (sources and executables) and