1. A software workstation configured to employ appended metadata in an industrial automation software of an industrial automation environment, comprising: an interface configured to interact with a user and communicate with an industrial automation system including the industrial automation software; and a processing system coupled to the interface, with the processing system configured to obtain a metadata information, generate at least one metadata instance from the metadata information, associate the at least one metadata instance with one or more predetermined objects in the industrial automation software, and store the at least one metadata instance and the association as part of the industrial automation software.