Selecting resources to perform physical operations

摘要

Resources to perform physical operations are selected upon receiving an electronic request. The physical operation is identified in the computer system as requiring use of a specific type of physical resource. The method includes determining whether at least one electronic resource object includes a physical characteristic attribute that meets a predefined requirement associated with performing the physical operation. The determination is made among at least one electronic resource object representing an individual physical resource having the specific type. A computer system includes a repository having stored therein the resource objects, and a resource management module configured to perform the determination.