Method for generating and visualizing a task-oriented step representation

A method for generating and visualizing a task-oriented step representation of at least one parts program in machine tools or production machines, comprising the steps of:

• searching the parts program using a syntax analyzer for key terms that include synchronization instructions;
• generating the task-oriented step representation of the at least one parts program based on the key terms found in the search;
• storing the key terms and an association between the key terms and the task-oriented steps in a configuration file that can be changed by the user and read by the syntax analyzer;
• and
• visualizing the task-oriented step representation as a synchronized step representation by displaying simultaneously at least two different parts programs side-by-side as a step representation, so that steps that indicate a synchronization between the two parts programs are displayed in a common row.