1. A method for configuring, via a computing device having a display device and an input device, a function block associated with a process plant, the function block to implement a state machine, the method comprising: providing a graphical user interface via the display device for configuring, at least in part, how the state machine is to transition among a plurality of states, wherein the graphical user interface includes a plurality of graphical elements, wherein at least some of the graphical elements can be used to indicate desired transitions between states; wherein the at least one input is to be associated with the process plant; receiving state transition data via the graphical user interface; and storing the state transition data on a first computer readable medium associated with the function block.