Method for setting up a menu system on a terminal, device, computer program and computer-readable medium

A measuring transducer designed to set up a menu system on a terminal, including:

• wherein the terminal is designed at least to display information from a sensor of process automation technology including measured values of the sensor, the menu system comprising menu pages with menu elements, the method comprising the steps of:
• providing a universal base set of menu elements,
• wherein the base set is designed to implement all use cases of the menu system, including the display of information and editing of settings, and can be displayed on a minimal system;
• providing at least a first extended set, and/or a higher-order extended set, of menu elements, and providing an alternative description therefor solely using the base set of menu elements;
• checking the technical capabilities of the terminal device;
• and
• displaying the information on the terminal device using the highest ordered extended set for which the terminal has the technical capabilities, or displaying the information using the next lowest ordered extended set, or the base set if the terminal is not capable of displaying an extended set.