Component Configuration Management for Frameworks Ivica Crnkovic Department of Computer Engineering Malardalen University 721 23 Vasteras Sweden Ivica.Crnkovic@mdh.se Magnus Larsson 2ABB Automation Products AB, LAB 721 59 Vasteras Sweden Magnus.Larsson@mdh.se Kung-Kiu Lau Department of Computer Science University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL UK kung-kiu@cs.man.ac.uk Abstract: Object-oriented Design frameworks are increasingly recognized as better components than objects. In this paper, we briefly explain the framework concept, show a COM implementation, and discuss the accompanying configuration management issues.