1. A system for operating a process plant, the system comprising: a unitary, logical data storage area including one or more data storage devices configured to store, using a common format, process data corresponding to the process plant, the process data including multiple types of process data selected from configuration data, measurement data, batch data, continuous data, and event data; a first user interface device having a memory device storing instructions operable to cause a processor of the first user interface device to dynamically generate a user interface for displaying process data; a server coupled to the first user interface device and to the unitary, logical data storage area and operable to provide the process data to the first user interface; and a second user interface device having a memory device storing instructions operable to cause a processor of the second user interface device to: receive from the first user interface device data indicative of the state of the first user interface device; and dynamically generate a user interface for displaying data on the second user interface device according to the received data indicative of the state of the first user interface device.