Method for generating a digital representation of a process automation system on a cloud-based service platform

A method for generating a digital representation of a process automation system on a cloud-based service platform, wherein the system has a plurality of measurement points and assets, wherein one or more assets are integrated into each of the measurement points, wherein the assets are in communication with an edge device via a communication network, and wherein the edge device contacts the cloud-based service platform via the Internet and transmits data relating to the assets to the cloud-based service platform, the method comprising:

• reading TAG information from each of the assets using the edge device, said TAG information being provided in a character chain data type and representing a hierarchical structure of the respective asset in the system;
• transmitting the TAG information from the edge device to the cloud-based service platform;
• parsing all of the TAG information using an application run on the cloud-based service platform, wherein a logic is used for the parsing process, and at least the name of the asset and the name of the measurement point in which the respective asset is integrated are extracted from the TAG information in each case using the logic;
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• generating a structure plan of the system using the application, said structure plan having all of the system measurement points extracted from the TAG information together with all of the assets which are assigned to the measurement points and are extracted from the TAG information.