1. A method for dynamically loading a Management Information Base (MIB) on a managed network device that is managed by a managing network device using a management application, the method comprising: identifying one or more network management objects; including the one or more network management objects in the MIB; receiving the definition of a policy file to be associated with the MIB; loading the MIB on the managed network device; and loading the policy file on the managed network device.