Process control system and configuration system for an industrial plant

A configuration system, for a process control system configured to perform process control, the configuration system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• at least one controller;
• an editor implemented by the one or more processors, the editor comprising:
• a module generation component configured to generate or update a definition module and an application module based on module design data for a part of an industrial plant, wherein at least one of the definition module and application module are automatically updated based on changes to the module design data,
• a link generation component configured to generate links to link the definition module, the application module, and the at least one controller,
• a document layout configuration component configured to define a layout for a document of the industrial plant, and
• a plant document generation component configured to generate the document of the industrial plant based on the definition module, the application module, the generated links, and the defined layout, wherein the document is automatically updated based on changes to the module design data;
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• a generation manager configured to convert the definition module and the application module to control data, wherein the at least one controller executes the converted control data to perform the process control of the process control system.