A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium comprising executable code, the executable code comprising instructions for: detecting the coupling of a first field device to a control system; detecting the coupling of at least a second field device to the control system; determining a first state for the first field device; determining a second state for the second field device; providing a batch commissioning system configured to operatively couple the first and the second field devices to the control system; providing a batch decommissioning system configured to operatively uncouple the first and the second field devices from the control system; and providing a graphical user interface configured to use the batch commissioning system, the batch decommissioning system, or a combination thereof, to select, on a display, the first and the second field devices, and to communicatively interface with the control system to operatively couple, uncouple, or a combination thereof, the first and the second field devices (34, 340) from the control system; characterized in that batch commissioning is performed on the first and the second field devices including mismatched states, in which the first or the second field device has a physical device tag assigned and a permanent node identification, uninitialized states, in which the first or the second field device has assigned a temporary node ID and does not have assigned a permanent node ID or a PD tag, and initialized states, in which the first or the second field device has assigned a PD tag, a temporary node ID, but does not have assigned a permanent node ID; and batch decommissioning is performed on the first and the second field devices including mismatched states, uninitialized states, and initialized states; wherein if the first and the second field devices are both in a mismatched state the batch commissioning comprises populating device description files associated with the first and the second field devices in a batch commissioning wizard based on manufacture ID, device type, device revision, DD and common file format revision, or a combination thereof, and using the DD files to commission the first and the second field devices; and wherein if one of the first or the second field devices is in a uninitialized or an initialized state the batch commissioning comprises batch commissioning the first and the second field devices with relevant DD files and the batch commissioning wizard populates the DD files for the first and the second field devices in the temporary node ID based on manufacturer ID. detecting the coupling of a first field device to a control system; detecting the coupling of at least a second field device to the control system; determining a first state for the first field device; determining a second state for the second field device; providing a batch commissioning system configured to operatively couple the first and the second field devices to the control system; providing a batch decommissioning system configured to operatively uncouple the first and the second field devices from the control system; and providing a graphical user interface configured to use the batch commissioning system, the batch decommissioning system, or a combination thereof, to select, on a display, the first and the second field devices, and to communicatively interface with the control system to operatively couple, uncouple, or a combination thereof, the first and the second field devices (34, 340) from the control system; characterized in that batch commissioning is performed on the first and the second field devices including mismatched states, in which the first or the second field device has a physical device tag assigned and a permanent node identification, uninitialized states, in which the first or the second field device has assigned a temporary node ID and does not have assigned a permanent node ID or a PD tag, and initialized states, in which the first or the second field device has assigned a PD tag, a temporary node ID, but does not have assigned a permanent node ID; and batch decommissioning is performed on the first and the second field devices including mismatched states, uninitialized states, and initialized states; wherein if the first and the second field devices are both in a mismatched state the batch commissioning comprises populating device description files associated with the first and the second field devices in a batch commissioning wizard based on manufacture ID, device type, device revision, DD and common file format revision, or a combination thereof, and using the DD files to commission the first and the second field devices; and wherein if one of the first or the second field devices is in a uninitialized or an initialized state the batch commissioning comprises batch commissioning the first and the second field devices with relevant DD files and the batch commissioning wizard populates the DD files for the first and the second field devices in the temporary node ID based on manufacturer ID.