Configuration device and method for configuring data point communication for an industrial system

A method is provided for configuring communication of data points from producers of data points of an industrial automation control system, power distribution system, power generation system, and/or power transmission system to a consumer of data points. The method includes receiving, by a configuration device, information on required data points. The required data points are a subset of all available data points and are the set of data points required by the consumer of data points. The configuration device automatically determines a communication configuration of data points for transmission of the required data points from the producers to the consumer.