Software configuration management (SCM or CM) is a key element of any software development project. A software engineering environment should not only provide support for software products and software processes in general, but also pay attention to high level software engineering concepts like configuration management. In this paper, we present an overview of our approach to software engineering environments and demonstrate how configuration management can be achieved in such environments with minimal effort by codifying a configuration management model. Issues addressed include the structures and consistency of CM components and their relationships, the definition and activation of CM operations, and the definition of presentation views that facilitate CM activities.