--- title: Configuration slug: itsm-en/configuration description: Learn about the importance of managing configurations in ITIL with this informative document. Explore how configuration items are registered in a configuration registry and maintained by a configuration management system, aiding in effective identificatio docTags: createdAt: 2021-10-27T19:39:17.000Z --- ## Presentation According to ITIL "**Information about each configuration**". The item is registered in a configuration registry in the configuration management system and is maintained throughout its lifecycle by the configuration management and service asset. This functionality allows to **identify, register and manage the Configuration Items (CI)**.