Method for controlling behavioral intervention of a submodule

A method for controlling behavioral intervention of a submodule using a device model for modeling and subsequent operation of an automation system, a first controller, a supervisory controller, and a control module, said device model comprising an input/output device and at least one first module including at least one submodule, and said control module including at least one control submodule, the method comprising:

• providing the device model and the first controller with interconnection information defining an assignment between the first controller and the at least one submodule;
• providing the at least one submodule a behavior identification code and behavior information in addition to the interconnection information, the behavior identification code in the at least one submodule corresponding to a behavior identification code in the at least one control submodule;
• addressing, by the supervisory controller, a respective at least one control submodule having a specific behavior identification code for a controlling intervention in the at least one submodule;
• issuing, by the addressed respective at least one control submodule, a control command containing an associated specific behavior identification code to the at least one submodule;
• and
• inducing the at least one submodule having the associated specific behavior identification code to adopt a change in behavior based on the behavior information.