"FOREWORD This EIA Bulletin No. CMB6-9 ""Configuration and Data Management Training Course""@ is presented by the Electronic Industries Association G-33 Data and Configuration Management Committee. It has been prepared to provide materials for teaching a configuration/data management in-house training course. The intent of this document is to provide the foundation material for a training program. It should be augmented by company procedures and tailored for the business environment within which your company operates as well as your organizational structure. Appreciation is extended to Donald Snowden@ IBM Systems Integration Division and John Poore@ Allied Signal Aerospace Company@ Fluid Systems Division@ for extensive research and valuable assistance in preparing this material. The figures in this package were provided by a number of defense contractors and by the Department of Defense. The writers of this material wish to acknowledge the contributions of these sources; without their help it would have been difficult to generate the degree of detail provided. The appearance of a reference in this Bulletin does not necessarily imply endorsement by the EIA."