diff --git a/doc/config-ref-rst/source/orchestration.rst b/doc/config-ref-rst/source/orchestration.rst
index 8162e44887..c3a8009c62 100644
--- a/doc/config-ref-rst/source/orchestration.rst
+++ b/doc/config-ref-rst/source/orchestration.rst
@@ -8,3 +8,26 @@ Orchestration
    orchestration/orchestration_clients.rst
    orchestration/orchestration_rpc.rst
    tables/conf-changes/heat.rst
+
+
+The Orchestration service is designed to manage the lifecycle of infrastructure
+and applications within OpenStack clouds. Its various agents and services are
+configured in the ``/etc/heat/heat.conf`` file.
+
+To install Orchestration, see the OpenStack Installation Guide for your
+distribution (`docs.openstack.org <http://docs.openstack.org>`__).
+
+The following tables provide a comprehensive list of the Orchestration
+configuration options:
+
+.. include:: tables/heat-auth_token.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-common.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-cors.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-crypt.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-database.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-loadbalancer.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-logging.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-quota.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-redis.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-testing.rst
+.. include:: tables/heat-trustee.rst