1. A method for providing a control information item for a distributed operation in an automation system, the distributed operation being based on at least a first computer-based object and a second computer-based object, the method comprising: influencing or ascertaining, based on the control information item, at least one of a property or function of at least one of the first computer-based object and the second computer-based object, the control information item comprising details about a parameter identifier, a value associated with the parameter identifier, a validity range and a remote access attribute; providing the control information item in retrievable form in-line with the validity range which the control information item comprises in a memory, the memory being structured based on validity ranges and associated with the first computer-based object, the validity range specifying an association between one of (i) the control information item and a thread, (ii) a computation process and (iii) a service; and transmitting the control information item to the second computer-based object, upon occurrence of a function or service call, which is sent from the first to the second computer-based object, for performing the distributed operation, the control information item being provided in the retrievable form in the memory structured which is based on the validity ranges and associated with the second computer-based object.