Method for Configuring Operator Training System

A method, comprising:

• a) creating, by a computer-implemented tool, a first configuration for a first group of real automation devices utilized in a technical plant;
• b) allocating, by the computer-implemented tool, the first configuration to the first group of real automation devices utilized in the technical plant;
• c) transmitting, by the computer-implemented tool, the first configuration to the first group of real automation devices utilized in the technical plant;
• d) creating, by the computer-implemented tool, a second configuration for a second group of real automation devices utilized in the technical plant different from the first group;
• e) allocating, by the computer-implemented tool, the second configuration to the second group of real automation devices utilized in the technical plant;
• f) transmitting, by the computer-implemented tool, the first configuration to the second group of real automation devices utilized in the technical plant;
• g) additionally allocating, by the computer-implemented tool, the first configuration to a first group of virtual automation devices;
• h) transmitting, by the computer-implemented tool, the allocated first configuration to a computer-implemented virtualization environment, which provides the first group of virtual automation devices;
• i) additionally allocating, by the computer-implemented tool, the second configuration to the first group of virtual automation devices;
• and
• j) transmitting, by the computer-implemented tool, the allocated first configuration to a computer-implemented virtualization environment, which provides the first group of virtual automation devices.