1. A computer implemented method executed by a computer processor for configuring a protected group, comprising: obtaining a selection of a Namespace Element; obtaining protection intents for the selected Namespace Element; mapping the selected Namespace Element to a protected object; generating a protected group for the Namespace Element mapped to the protected object; adding the mapped protected object to the protected group; creating a schema of the mapping of the Namespace Element to the protected object; and generating a group plan for protecting the protected group using the protection intents for the selected Namespace Element.