10. The one or more tangible computer-readable media of claim 1 wherein: metadata associated with at least one of the management element definitions comprises a management item type factor, whereby the at least one of the management element definitions is chosen based on a presence of the management item type factor in the current context.
10. The one or more tangible computer-readable media of claim 1 wherein: metadata associated with at least one of the management element definitions comprises a management item type factor, whereby the at least one of the management element definitions is chosen based on a presence of the management item type factor in the current context. 11. The one or more tangible computer-readable media of claim 10 wherein: the choosing supports a presence of heterogeneous management item types in the current context.