1. A system for implementing state-based control in an industrial automation environment, comprising: a hierarchically structured data model representing an industrial system, the data model comprising at least one object configured to implement state-based control of the industrial system; and an editor configured to facilitate configuration of deployment data and lifecycle data for the at least one object, wherein the deployment data comprises a deployment service and an associated deployment event, and the lifecycle data comprises at least one lifecycle state and an associated at least one lifecycle event.