Systems and methods for operating industrial automation devices based on hierarchical level awareness

A system, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive an input that corresponds to at least one of a plurality of hierarchical levels associated with an industrial automation system;
• receive data from a set of industrial automation components associated with the at least one of the plurality of hierarchical levels;
• and
• send one or more commands to the set of industrial automation components, wherein the commands are configured to control one or more operations of each industrial automation component of the set of industrial automation components;
• and
• a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to:
• receive the input via a slider visualization, wherein the slider visualization is configured to select the at least one of the plurality of hierarchical levels.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions configured to:

• receive identification information associated with a user of an industrial control system;
• receive an input that corresponds to at least one of a plurality of hierarchical levels associated with the industrial automation system;
• determine whether the at least one of the plurality of hierarchical levels corresponds to one or more hierarchical levels associated with the identification information;
• and
• display one or more control functions configured to control one or more operations of one or more industrial automation components associated with the at least one of the plurality of hierarchical levels when the at least one of the plurality of hierarchical levels corresponds to the one or more hierarchical levels associated with the identification information.