1. A configuration viewing system for use in a process plant having a processor and a user interface, the configuration viewing system comprising: a computer readable memory; a plurality of template configuration objects stored on the computer readable memory, wherein each of the plurality of template configuration objects includes a graphical representation of a physical entity within the process plant, a parameter storage adapted to communicate with the process plant to obtain and store device parameter information associated with the physical entity within the process plant and a configuration storage adapted to store configuration parameters associated with the physical entity within the process plant; a first routine stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to present a library section on the user interface, the library section adapted to present depictions of the plurality of template configuration objects to a user via the user interface; a second routine stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to present a configuration area on the user interface; and a third routine stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to enable a user to select one of the plurality of template configuration objects from the library section and to place the selected template configuration object within the configuration area to create a process configuration module within the configuration area, the process configuration module associated with a portion of the process plant.