A method of monitoring data on an industrial process network , the method comprising: transmitting, by a field device over the industrial process network , data to a host device configured to send and receive messages with one or more field devices , characterized in that the data transmitted over the industrial process network by the field device comprises: process data identified for use in real-time control of an industrial process; view data corresponding to the process data, the view data descriptive of one or more attributes of the process data; and an alert generated by the field device , the alert corresponding to an operational state of the field device ; monitoring, by a data monitoring device , the data transmitted over the industrial process network ; interpreting, by the data monitoring device , one or more attributes of the process data based on the view data; outputting, by the data monitoring device , at least a portion of the data for display at a display device operatively coupled to the data monitoring device , wherein outputting at least the portion of the data for display at the display device comprises outputting the interpreted process data and the alert for display at the display device; and transmitting, by the data monitoring device , a response message to the alert, the response message configured to acknowledge the alert transmitted by the field device . transmitting, by a field device over the industrial process network , data to a host device configured to send and receive messages with one or more field devices , characterized in that the data transmitted over the industrial process network by the field device comprises: process data identified for use in real-time control of an industrial process; view data corresponding to the process data, the view data descriptive of one or more attributes of the process data; and an alert generated by the field device , the alert corresponding to an operational state of the field device ; monitoring, by a data monitoring device , the data transmitted over the industrial process network ; interpreting, by the data monitoring device , one or more attributes of the process data based on the view data; outputting, by the data monitoring device , at least a portion of the data for display at a display device operatively coupled to the data monitoring device , wherein outputting at least the portion of the data for display at the display device comprises outputting the interpreted process data and the alert for display at the display device; and transmitting, by the data monitoring device , a response message to the alert, the response message configured to acknowledge the alert transmitted by the field device . process data identified for use in real-time control of an industrial process; view data corresponding to the process data, the view data descriptive of one or more attributes of the process data; and an alert generated by the field device , the alert corresponding to an operational state of the field device ; monitoring, by a data monitoring device , the data transmitted over the industrial process network ; interpreting, by the data monitoring device , one or more attributes of the process data based on the view data; outputting, by the data monitoring device , at least a portion of the data for display at a display device operatively coupled to the data monitoring device , wherein outputting at least the portion of the data for display at the display device comprises outputting the interpreted process data and the alert for display at the display device; and transmitting, by the data monitoring device , a response message to the alert, the response message configured to acknowledge the alert transmitted by the field device . <EOS>