Method for processing a software project

A method for processing a software project comprising a primary code and of a machine code on a first processing station by a first user, comprising the following method steps carried out in order:

• downloading a first copy of the primary code from a first memory to the first processing station;
• modifying the first copy of the primary code;
• generating a first program version of the machine code, wherein the first program version of the machine code is generated from the first copy of the primary code;
• uploading the first program version of the machine code to a second memory assigned to an automation component;
• and
• further comprising the following method steps:
• checking whether, between the downloading of the first copy of the primary code and the uploading of the first program version of the machine code into the second memory, a second program version of the machine code generated from a second copy of the primary code has been uploaded into the second memory;
• downloading a modified second copy of the primary code from the first memory if it is determined during checking that a second program version of the machine code has been uploaded into the second memory;
• issuing a request to the first user to merge the first copy of the primary code and the second copy of the primary code into a third copy of the primary code;
• and
• further comprising one of the two following method steps:
• generating a third program version of the machine code from the third copy of the primary code, uploading the third program version of the machine code to the second memory, and automatically uploading the third copy of the primary code into the first memory, triggered by the upload of the third program version of the machine code into the second memory;
• or
• overwriting the second program version of the machine code with the first program version of the machine code, triggered by a response of the first user to the issued request, and automatically uploading the first copy of the primary code into the first memory, triggered by the upload of the first program version of the machine code into the second memory.