Abstract: A method for generating inventory data for a facility and for managing the configuration of a facility layout comprises creating a database of information defining the facility and the layout of any fixtures, equipment, equipment racks and systems and also creating a database of information defining any of the fixtures, equipment, equipment racks and systems in the facility. Generating the inventory data further comprises assigning identification information to the defined fixtures, equipment, equipment racks and systems to create an identification base, and storing the created databases in one or more memory locations of a computer network. Managing the configuration of a facility layout comprises visualizing a facility for configuration management utilizing the created one or more databases and selecting from the one or more databases fixtures, equipment, equipment racks and systems for managing the layout configuration of the visualized facility.