Abstract. Formal, visual approaches to system modelling are a promising research sub-area of con guration management. A visual notation for con guring software systems, called ConForm God93 , has been designed, formally speci ed in the Z language, and a prototype is currently being implemented. This paper outlines the design of ConForm, and details experience gained in transforming the formal speci cation into a prototype. 							
						
							
					 															
					Michael W. Godfrey, Richard C. Holt, Spiros Mancor