Extended tagging method and system

A system for tagging a resource in a network with a tag belonging to a tag type, the system comprising:

• a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
• creating a tag and relating the tag to the resource;
• categorizing the tag into a tag type;
• registering the tag type in a registry;
• associating tag type attributes to the tag type;
• associating a subset of the tag type attributes of the tag type to the tag;
• associating a tag type attribute value to each member of the subset of the tag type attributes of the tag;
• storing the tag, the tag type, the subset of tag type attributes of the tag, and associated tag type attribute values;
• and
• triggering a dynamically linkable executable program logic based on the subset of tag type attributes and the tag type attribute values.

A computer program product for tagging a resource in a network with a tag belonging to a tag type, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

• creating, using the processor, a tag and relating the tag to the resource;
• categorizing, using the processor, the tag into a tag type;
• registering, using the processor, the tag type in a registry;
• associating, using the processor, tag type attributes to the tag type;
• associating, using the processor, a subset of the tag type attributes of the tag type to the tag;
• associating, using the processor, a tag type attribute value to each member of the subset of the tag type attributes of the tag;
• storing, using the processor, the tag, the tag type, the subset of tag type attributes of the tag, and associated tag type attribute values;
• and
• triggering, using the processor, a dynamically linkable executable program logic based on the subset of tag type attributes and the tag type attribute values.