1. A method of updating a supplemental automation system comprising: controlling a technical system with at least one starting automation system, said starting automation system comprising an executed program which includes a plurality of data used in controlling said technical system; updating said data in a supplementary automation system coupled to said starting automation system and said technical system, said updating occurring without interrupting control of said technical system by said starting automation system and wherein said updating step occurs entirely during a non-time-critical state of said technical system; specifying data configurations in said starting automation system which indicate non-time-critical states of said technical system, such that said starting automation system is capable of recognizing non-time-critical states in said technical system: and specifying an update time in said starting automation system, such that said update time is an amount of time required to completely perform said updating step in said supplementary automation system, such that said starting automation system is capable of recognizing whether a time duration of said non-time-critical state exceeds said update time.