1. A method, comprising: identifying, by a system including a processor, a change to a definition, wherein the definition comprises logical program code executable on one or more industrial automation control devices; and determining, by the system, according to a rule set, a manner in which to propagate the change to one or more instances of the definition on the one or more industrial automation control devices, wherein the rule set directs the system to propagate the change to local instances of the one or more instances of the definition installed locally to the system, and to not propagate the change to remote instances of the one or more instances of the definition installed remotely from the system.