3. The method of claim 1 wherein the modifying step comprises defining new screens to a set of interface screens associated with the field device editor.
1. A method for creating customized definitions for user interfaces provided by a field device editor, the method comprising the steps of: maintaining in a device definition database a first device template corresponding to a device type, wherein the first device template includes a first definition of an editor interface for the device type; modifying the first definition of the editor interface via a customization tool associated with the editor interface for the device type, thereby rendering a modified version of the first definition of the editor interface; wherein the modifying step comprises customizing a download operation for commissioning device instances; and storing the modified version.