METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR OPTIMAL SCOPE EVALUATION IN SCOPE BASED HIERARCHICAL CONFIGURATION USING EVALUATED SCOPE PROPAGATION TECHNIQUE

A local scope definition associated with a first node in a hierarchical application tree is received. A qualified hierarchical application tree, which is a pruned version of the hierarchical application tree, is determined for a set of one or more evaluated scopes, including by propagating the local scope definition to a second node which is a child of the first node. A qualified application is generated, including by evaluating application instructions included in the qualified hierarchical application tree using the set of evaluated scopes.