The invention relates to a configuration of a training facility for
operator training, the method of the configuration comprising: generating, by a computer-implemented tool, a first configuration for a first group of
automation devices actually used in a technical facility; assigning a first configuration to a first group of
automation devices actually used in the technical installation; transmitting the first configuration to the first group of
automation devices, generating a second configuration by the second group of automation devices, assigning the second configuration to the second group of automation devices, transmitting the first configuration to the second group of automation devices, and further assigning the first configuration to the first group of virtual automation devices, transmitting the assigned first configuration to a computer-implemented
virtualization environment, the
virtualization environment providing a first group of virtual automation devices, further assigning a second configuration to the first group of virtual automation devices, transmitting the assigned first configuration to the computer-implemented
virtualization environment, and transmitting the assigned second configuration to the computer-implemented virtualization environment, the computer-implemented virtualization environment providing a second group of virtual automation devices. The virtualization environment provides a first set of virtual automation devices.