1. A method executed by a computer system, comprising: discovering, by the computer system, branches that include a reference to an object located in a directory information tree; determining, by the computer system, paths through the directory information tree to the branches; using, by the computer system, information about the paths to locate the object in one of plural groups in the directory information tree and to describe the object based on attributes of members of the paths; collecting attributes about branches along the paths, wherein the attributes about the branches along the paths include a domain name; determining a type of each of the branches and the groups; and prioritizing the branches over the groups.