Patent ID: 8484250

Claim:
A system that facilitates data federation in an industrial system, comprising: a processor, coupled to a memory, that executes computer-executable components, the computer-executable components comprising: a configuration component configured to receive first configuration input that creates a first subset of a hierarchical data model of an industrial organization in an industrial controller, second configuration input that defines a second portion of the hierarchical data model in a device different than the industrial controller, and third configuration input that defines a mount point in the industrial controller, wherein the first subset of the hierarchical data model comprises a first set of nodes defining first hierarchical relationships between first entities on a control level of the industrial organization, wherein the second subset of the hierarchical data model comprises a second set of nodes defining second hierarchical relationships between second entities on an enterprise level of the industrial organization that is hierarchically higher than the control level; and wherein the mount point defines a location in the hierarchical data model where the first subset of the hierarchical data model connects to the second subset of the hierarchical data model and facilitates aggregation of the first portion of the hierarchical data model and the second portion of the hierarchical data model at the location.