Method for monitoring a process and/or production plant

An apparatus for monitoring at least one of a process plant and a production plant which includes a plurality of components and which is planned and created via a plurality of engineering systems based on a model created for at least one of the process plant and the production plant to ensure efficient operation of least one of the process plant and the production plant planned and created based on the model, the apparatus comprising:

• a reception device configured to receive first result data pertaining to at least one portion of the plurality of components from a first of the plurality of engineering systems, and configured to receive second result data pertaining to at least one portion of the plurality of components from a second of the plurality of engineering systems;
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• a computation device configured to extract topology data, which describe an arrangement of the plurality of components within at least one of the process plant the production plant, and to extract operating data of the plurality of components from the first and second result data, and to create the model for at least one of the process plant and the production plant by using the extracted topology data and the extracted operating data of the plurality of components from the first and second result data, said model optimizing operation of at least one of the process plant and the production plant;
• wherein at least one of the process plant and the production plant planned based on the model, via the plurality of engineering systems, created from the extracted topology data and the extracted operating data of the plurality of components, is monitored to ensure efficient operation of least one of the process plant and the production plant planned and created based on the model via the plurality of engineering systems.