2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: marking the first configuration item for manual identification responsive to an unsuccessful match based on the application of the statistical rule or to determining that the threshold value does not meet the predetermined acceptance value for the statistical rule; displaying information about the statistical rule for a user performing manual identification of the first configuration item; receiving a manual identification from the user; and adjusting the threshold value responsive to receiving the manual identification.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: marking the first configuration item for manual identification responsive to an unsuccessful match based on the application of the statistical rule or to determining that the threshold value does not meet the predetermined acceptance value for the statistical rule; displaying information about the statistical rule for a user performing manual identification of the first configuration item; receiving a manual identification from the user; and adjusting the threshold value responsive to receiving the manual identification. 4. The method of claim 2 , wherein adjusting the threshold value responsive to receiving the manual identification includes: decrementing the threshold value if the user does not use the statistical rule to match the first configuration item with a configuration item in the configuration management database.