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

A first and a second local scope definition for a first and a second node in a hierarchical application tree are received where the hierarchical application tree includes application instructions at nodes. A pruned version of the tree is determined by propagating the first local scope definition from the first node to the second, child node. If the two scope definitions are the same type, the second local scope definition is used instead of the first at the second node. Otherwise, both the first and second local scope definitions are used at the second node if they are independent types. Any nodes that are not relevant are pruned and a qualified application is generated using application instructions at the unpruned nodes.