MODEL-BUILDING INTERFACE

A method, system, computer system, and computer-readable medium to provide an interface for defining a model of a particular functionality of an information processing system. Intelligent models can be defined that can be used by an application to discover actual relationship, dependency, or configuration data for components of an information processing system. Models can be defined to include a set of one or more instructions to discover data about an existing information system, where the data are related to the specific information processing function being modeled. Models provide a context for analyzing and evaluating the functionality of an information processing system. The interface can also be used to define the model itself, including components of the model, properties of the components, and relationships between components.