Patent ID: 8756521

Claim:
A system that provides automatic visualization configuration in an industrial environment, comprising: at least one computer processor, residing within the industrial environment, that executes computer executable components stored on at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable components comprising: an input component configured to receive process data, associated with an industrial process, that is collected by an industrial automation device, and attribute data representing one or more attributes hierarchically added to the process data, wherein the one or more attributes are indicative of a source of data through which the process data is routed; and an analyzer configured to parse the one or more attributes and based on an analysis of the one or more attributes, identify an amount of display data related to the process data that is to be displayed via a graphical representation; and an appearance configuration component that is configured to modify display property associated with the graphical representation based on an environment in which the display data is displayed, wherein the appearance configuration component is further configured to display a first graphical representation to represent the display data in response to a first determination that one or more attributes satisfy a predefined criterion, and display a second graphical representation to represent the display data in response to a second determination that the one or more attributes fail to satisfy the predefined criterion, wherein the first graphical representation provides more detailed information regarding the display data than the second graphical representation.