System and method for module engineering with sequence libraries

A computer-implemented engineering system, comprising:

• one or more hardware processors;
• and
• one or more memories that store a computer software comprising processor-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, to cause the one or more hardware processors to at least:
• define a first set of engineering data for a first engineering project to generate a first sequence library for the first engineering project, the first set of engineering data being defined without depending on or being influenced by one or more lower level engineering projects for configuring one or more field control systems of an engineering plant, wherein the one or more lower level engineering projects are lower in engineering-project-hierarchy-level than the first engineering project;
• assign, based on user input to a graphical user interface (GUI), the first sequence library to the one or more lower level engineering projects simultaneously to generate one or more first assigned sequence libraries for the one or more lower level engineering projects for configuring the one or more field control systems;
• perform a parallel configuration process which simultaneously configures the first sequence library for the first engineering project, while assigning the first sequence library to another one or more lower level engineering projects different from the one or more lower level engineering projects;
• determine that the one or more first assigned sequence libraries is obsolete:
• render, to the GUI, an indication that the one or more first assigned sequence libraries is obsolete and an option to update the one or more first assigned sequence libraries;
• and
• update, in response to user input to the GUI that selects the option to update the one or more first assigned sequence libraries, the one or more first assigned sequence libraries to generate one or more first updated sequence libraries for the one or more lower level engineering projects.

A plant engineering system, comprising:

• a module engineering editor which further comprises:
• a library navigator that stores a plurality of modules;
• a sequence library editor;
• and
• a system structure navigator;
• and
• a sequence library update manager, and
• wherein the sequence library editor is configured to:
• define a first set of engineering data for a first engineering project to generate a first sequence library for the first engineering project, the first set of engineering data being defined without depending on or being influenced by one or more lower level engineering projects for configuring one or more field control systems of an engineering plant, wherein the one or more lower level engineering projects are lower in engineering-project-hierarchy-level than the first engineering project;
• assign, based on user input to a graphical user interface (GUI), the first sequence library to the one or more lower level engineering projects simultaneously to generate one or more first assigned sequence libraries for the one or more lower level engineering projects for configuring the one or more field control systems;
• and
• perform a parallel configuration process which simultaneously configures the first sequence library for the first engineering project, while assigning the first sequence library to another one or more lower level engineering projects different from the one or more lower level engineering projects,
• wherein the sequence library update manager is configured to:
• determine that the one or more first assigned sequence libraries is obsolete;
• render, to the GUI, an indication that the one or more first assigned sequence libraries is obsolete and an option to update the one or more first assigned sequence libraries;
• and
• update, in response to user input to the GUI that selects the option to update the one or more first assigned sequence libraries, the one or more first assigned sequence libraries to generate one or more first updated sequence libraries for the one or more lower level engineering projects.