Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing and releasing the information of a business object. The method includes determining at least one first attribute value in a first hierarchy associated with a target user, determining at least one second attribute value in a second hierarchy associated with the target user. The first hierarchy and the second hierarchy correspond to different category attributes of the business object. Then, determining relationships between the first attribute values of the target user and the second attribute values of the target user. The method further includes preserving the relationships between the first and second attribute values to ascertain a releasing range of the business object in accordance with determined relationships.