Abstract: A method is provided in an example and includes adding two or more objects to a model, receiving a request to establish a relationship between first and second objects of the two or more objects; and determining whether the relationship violates a design policy. The method also includes taking an action based on whether the relationship violates the design policy. More specific embodiments of the method include selecting a process from a set of processes for execution in a determined order, where successful execution of the set of processes in the determined order provisions the two or more objects to establish a model instance in a target. The more specific embodiments may further include determining whether the selected process violates a deployment policy, and taking an action based on whether the selected process violates the deployment policy.