An engineering system and method of orchestrating engineering software for a factory automation environment

A method of orchestrating a plurality of engineering software associated with a factory automation environment, wherein a plurality of engineering software comprises varied data structure and syntax, the method comprising:

• accessing a knowledge base for the factory automation environment based on operation of at least one engineering software of the plurality of engineering software, wherein the plurality of engineering software generates and/or operates using engineering-data associated with at least one of design, commissioning, operation, or maintenance of the factory automation environment;
• converting the engineering-data into messages recognizable by the plurality of engineering software and the knowledge base using one or more artificial intelligence modules, wherein the one or more artificial intelligence modules map an operation of the plurality of engineering software, user input, or a combination thereof to the engineering-data in the knowledge base;
• enabling access to the engineering-data based on transmission and receipt of the messages;
• and
• enabling an engineering software of the plurality of engineering software to initiate actions in the factory automation environment based on the messages.

A computer program product, comprising computer readable code, that when executed on a processor, is configured to:

• access a knowledge base for a factory automation environment based on operation of at least one engineering software of a plurality of engineering software, wherein the plurality of engineering software generates and/or operates using engineering-data associated with at least one of design, commissioning, operation, or maintenance of the factory automation environment;
• convert the engineering-data into messages recognizable by the plurality of engineering software and the knowledge base using one or more artificial intelligence modules, wherein one or more artificial intelligence modules map an operation of the plurality of engineering software, user input, or a combination thereof to the engineering-data in the knowledge base;
• enable access to the engineering-data based on transmission and receipt of the messages;
• and
• enable an engineering software of the plurality of engineering software to initiate actions in the factory automation environment based on the messages.