Method for engineering a method- or process-engineering plant, function module and stored program control

A method for engineering a method- or process-engineering plant with at least one function module comprising (i) a stored program control and (ii) a method- or process-engineering module which is controlled or regulated via the stored program control to be used as part of the plant, the stored program control comprising (i) at least one parameter-configurable user program, (ii) a memory area provided for parameters for an application-specific configuration of the at least function module and (iii) an interface, which is specified by a description in a formal description language and by which the memory area with parameters is describable, the method comprising:

• providing, prior to integration of the at least one function module, a file corresponding to the at least one parameter-configurable user program in which the parameters are contained in a formal description language as information for integration of the at least one function module, said at least one function module comprising (i) the stored program control and (ii) the method- or process-engineering module which is controlled or regulated via the stored program control;
• reading-in the file with the information for integration of the at least one function module in a tool formed for engineering of the plant;
• defining the parameters for the application-specific configuration of the function module via the plant-engineering tool;
• storing previously defined parameters via the plant-engineering tool in the memory area by access via the interface;
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• engineering and operating the plant including the at least one function module, said at least one function module comprising (i) the stored program control and (ii) the method- or process-engineering module which is controlled or regulated via the stored program control.