11. A workstation including a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for providing a software tool for use in a device configuration environment including the workstation for creating customized definitions for user interfaces provided by a field device editor, the tool comprising: an editor definition selection control for specifying a first device template corresponding to a device type stored in a device definition database, wherein the first device template includes a first definition of an editor interface for the device type; an editor graphical user interface, comprising a set of user-selectable screens for 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 set of user-selectable screens comprises a user interface for customizing a download operation for commissioning device instances; and an editor store control for storing the modified version.
11. A workstation including a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for providing a software tool for use in a device configuration environment including the workstation for creating customized definitions for user interfaces provided by a field device editor, the tool comprising: an editor definition selection control for specifying a first device template corresponding to a device type stored in a device definition database, wherein the first device template includes a first definition of an editor interface for the device type; an editor graphical user interface, comprising a set of user-selectable screens for 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 set of user-selectable screens comprises a user interface for customizing a download operation for commissioning device instances; and an editor store control for storing the modified version. 12. The workstation of claim 11 wherein the set of user-selectable screens comprises a user interface for specifying groupings of parameters for use in the editor interface.