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 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 modifying step comprises defining new screens to a set of interface screens of the field device editor; and storing the modified version.
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 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 modifying step comprises defining new screens to a set of interface screens of the field device editor; and storing the modified version. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the modifying step comprises customizing a download operation for commissioning device instances.