2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said automatically generating the modified model comprises for each one of the different types of data nodes in the first data tree: identifying a corresponding configuration node, if any, of the plurality of configuration nodes; and performing a data transform operation on a data node associated with the corresponding configuration node, the data transform operation being based on the definition associated with the corresponding configuration node.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said automatically generating the modified model comprises for each one of the different types of data nodes in the first data tree: identifying a corresponding configuration node, if any, of the plurality of configuration nodes; and performing a data transform operation on a data node associated with the corresponding configuration node, the data transform operation being based on the definition associated with the corresponding configuration node. 3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the data transform operation comprises creating a new topology object.