Patent ID: 7974958

Claim:
A method for controlling a technical data set for performing a maintenance process in a technical system that includes a plurality of configurable components, the method comprising: providing a central management system that includes a memory that is operable to store technical data sets that perform maintenance processes; providing a local document server in the technical system, the local document server being operable to retrieve the technical data sets with respect to an applicable system in an arbitrary configuration; providing a local configuration database of the plurality of configurable components of the technical system and attributes for control of a respective component; transferring a report from the local configuration database to the central management system based on a change of at least one configurable component of the plurality, or a change of one of the technical data sets, wherein the report includes a request to update the technical data sets with respect to the change; automatically determining an updated technical data set based on the report and a set of rules stored in the memory of the central management system; and automatically forwarding the updated technical data set to the local document server, wherein the report including the request to update the technical data sets is transferred from the local configuration database to the central management system when an addition of another configurable component to the technical system or a change, replacement or change in configuration of the at least one configurable component of the plurality is detected.