APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATING FIELD DEVICE OPERATIONS BY CAPTURING DEVICE METHOD EXECUTION STEPS FOR LATER USE AND RELATED METHOD

摘要

A method includes receiving (808) a first request to execute a field device method associated with a process control field device (126a-126n). The method also includes initiating actual execution (818) of the field device method with the field device and/or simulating execution (824) of the field device method. The method further includes recording (820, 826) information associated with the actual or simulated execution of the field device method and recording (820, 826) user input associated with the field device method. In addition, the method includes receiving (808) a second request to play back execution of the field device method, initiating subsequent execution (832) of the field device method, and using the recorded information and the recorded user input during the subsequent execution of the field device method.