Addressing a management object

A method comprising:

• receiving information of at least one management object of a device management system,
• retrieving content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for the device management object,
• indexing at least part of the content of said data element using running numbering,
• assigning the indexed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,
• adding said identifier as a new entry in a management tree, and
• using said identifier to address the device management object in the device management tree.

An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

• retrieve content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for a device management object,
• index at least part of the content of said data element using running numbering,
• assign the indexed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,
• add said identifier as a new entry in a management tree of the apparatus,
• use said identifier to address the device management object in the device management tree, and
• transmit information of the management object to client device to arrange assignment of an identifier for addressing the management object similarly in the client device.

An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

• retrieve content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for a device management object,
• hash at least part of the content of said data element using a predetermined hashing algorithm,
• assign the hashed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,
• add said identifier as a new entry in a management tree of the apparatus,
• use said identifier to address the device management object of a device management tree, and
• transmit information of the management object to a client device to arrange assignment of an identifier for addressing the management object similarly in the client device.

A method, comprising:

• retrieving content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for a device management object,
• hashing at least part of the content of said data element using a predetermined hashing algorithm,
• assigning the hashed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,
• adding said identifier as a new entry in a management tree of the apparatus,
• using said identifier to address the device management object of a device management tree, and
• transmitting information of the management object to client device to arrange assignment of an identifier for addressing the management object similarly in the client device.

An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

• receive from a server information of at least one management object of a device management system,
• retrieve content of a predetermined data element for assigning an identifier for the device management object,
• hash at least part of the content of said data element using a predetermined hashing algorithm,
• assign the hashed at least part of the content of said data element as an identifier for a device management object,
• add said identifier as a new entry in a management tree of the apparatus, and
• use said identifier to address the device management object of a device management tree.