A method for determining a resource indicator performed by a server, the method comprising: • obtaining association relationship tree information, wherein the association relationship tree information is used to indicate association relationships between multiple resources, the multiple resources comprise resources located at at least three resource layers, the association relationships comprise a direct association relationship and an indirect association relationship, two resources having the direct association relationship are separately located at two adjacent resource layers, and two resources having the indirect association relationship are separately located at resource layers spaced by at least one resource layer; • determining according to the association relationship tree information a third resource having the direct association relationship with a first resource, wherein the third resource is located at at least one resource layer between a resource layer at which the first resource is located and a resource layer at which a second resource is located, wherein the determining according to the association relationship tree information the third resource having the direct association relationship with the first resource comprises: ∘ determining a list of IDs of the third resource according to a property of the first resource, wherein the list of the IDs of the third resource is saved in a property of the first resource, and determining the third resource according to the list of the IDs of the third resource and the association relationship tree information, wherein the third resource has a one-to-one correspondence with an ID of the third resource; • determining the second resource according to the third resource, wherein the second resource is used to determine an indicator of the first resource; and • determining the indicator of the first resource according to the second resource. • obtaining association relationship tree information, wherein the association relationship tree information is used to indicate association relationships between multiple resources, the multiple resources comprise resources located at at least three resource layers, the association relationships comprise a direct association relationship and an indirect association relationship, two resources having the direct association relationship are separately located at two adjacent resource layers, and two resources having the indirect association relationship are separately located at resource layers spaced by at least one resource layer; • determining according to the association relationship tree information a third resource having the direct association relationship with a first resource, wherein the third resource is located at at least one resource layer between a resource layer at which the first resource is located and a resource layer at which a second resource is located, wherein the determining according to the association relationship tree information the third resource having the direct association relationship with the first resource comprises: ∘ determining a list of IDs of the third resource according to a property of the first resource, wherein the list of the IDs of the third resource is saved in a property of the first resource, and determining the third resource according to the list of the IDs of the third resource and the association relationship tree information, wherein the third resource has a one-to-one correspondence with an ID of the third resource; • determining the second resource according to the third resource, wherein the second resource is used to determine an indicator of the first resource; and • determining the indicator of the first resource according to the second resource.