Abstract: Creating for a resource a representation including properties of the resource. Determining and analyzing defined naming rules for a configuration database, each naming rule including a naming rule identification, a priority and at least one attribute having an attribute name. For each naming rule applicable to the resource, extracting at least one attribute value for each attribute name from the resource representation. For each naming rule applicable to the resource, creating a complex identity object containing a naming rule identification and a list of attribute names and attribute values. For each created complex identity object, set an authority flag if a given provider is able to obtain a complete set of values for the attributes. Processing through each complex identity object according to priority of the corresponding naming rule. Generating an alias for each result of a Cartesian product of each attribute value of the list of attribute names.

Abstract: Creating for a resource a representation including properties of the resource. Determining and analyzing defined naming rules for a configuration database, each naming rule including a naming rule identification, a priority and at least one attribute having an attribute name. For each naming rule applicable to the resource, extracting at least one attribute value for each attribute name from the resource representation. For each naming rule applicable to the resource, creating a complex identity object containing a naming rule identification and a list of attribute names and attribute values. For each created complex identity object, set an authority flag if a given provider is able to obtain a complete set of values for the attributes. Processing through each complex identity object according to priority of the corresponding naming rule. Generating an alias for each result of a Cartesian product of each attribute value of the list of attribute names.