Patent ID: 7752312

Claim:
In a computer system that includes an information management server for providing customized services to data objects residing in the computer system, a computer-implemented method for assigning information management services to the data objects on global and local levels, the computer-implemented method comprising: identifying data objects divided into logical groups within a computer system; identifying a first set of information management rules, the first set of information management rules associated with a first logical group included in the logical groups; identifying a second set of information management rules; applying the first set of information management rules to data objects located within the first logical group associated with the first set of information management rules for defining the information management services for the data objects located in the first logical group, including: identifying a target service package for the first logical group by mapping the first logical group to at least one service level objective that identifies a service and a service level to provide for the data objects located in the first logical group; and mapping the target service package to an available service package provided by the computer system; and applying the second set of information management rules to all of the data objects in all of the logical groups for defining the information management services for all of the data objects; wherein the target service package is associated with one or more data objects located within the first logical group and comprises one or more service level objectives, each service level objective associated with a priority level for resolving conflict with the second set of information management rules.