15. 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 default device template, wherein the default device template includes a first definition of an editor interface; retrieving device description information corresponding to a selected device type from the device definition database; modifying on demand the first definition of the editor interface based on the retrieved information corresponding to the selected device type via a customization tool associated with the editor interface, thereby rendering a modified version of the first definition of the editor interface, wherein the customization tool is invoked via a control exposed by the editor interface corresponding to the selected device type; and storing the modified version.
15. 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 default device template, wherein the default device template includes a first definition of an editor interface; retrieving device description information corresponding to a selected device type from the device definition database; modifying on demand the first definition of the editor interface based on the retrieved information corresponding to the selected device type via a customization tool associated with the editor interface, thereby rendering a modified version of the first definition of the editor interface, wherein the customization tool is invoked via a control exposed by the editor interface corresponding to the selected device type; and storing the modified version. 21. The method of claim 15 wherein the storing step comprises storing the modified version as a child template of the default device template.