Patent ID: 9720394
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G05B

Claim:
1. A method for operating an automation system having a plurality of automation units and a plurality of automation programs which run on each of the plurality of automation units to at least one of control and monitor a technical process, the method comprising: storing technology-oriented plant description data independently of the plurality of automation programs in the automation system; organizing the plant description data in an object tree with nodes and edges, the plant description data comprising references to respective program data relating to each automation programs of the plurality of automation programs; storing the nodes of the object tree containing the references to the respective program data at least in memory of the automation unit of the plurality of automation units which provides the respective program data, a memory area of the memory for storing the nodes of the object tree containing the references being determined based on a cross-reference table or a look-up table; and executing each of the plurality of automation programs on the respective automation units of the plurality of automation units to control the technical process such that an automation solution for the technical process and a resultant automation solution is created.