Software tool for formulating an automation task to be solved

An automation tool for formulating an automation task to be solved, enabling the representation of automation functions in the form of objects on a display unit. These objects can be produced from a template and include at least one template-specific part and/or at least one object-specific part. The software tool is configured in such a way that a modification of template-specific parts (V1, V2, V3, Lv1, Lv2) in objects (Ob1-01, Ob2-01) is simplified, without any locally made adaptations being lost. The software tool modifies the template-specific parts (V1, V2, V3, Lv1, Lv2) in the objects (Ob1-01, Ob2-01) corresponding to the parts (Lv2, V5, Lv4, Lv5) modified in the template (Vo1) while preserving object specific parts (O1, O2, O3, O4, O5) that are specific to the objects (Ob1-01, Ob2-01), thereby producing modified objects (Obl_02, Ob2_02). Preferably, the software tool accomplishes this by assigning a modifiable part (V1, V2, V3, Lv1, Lv2) of the template (Vo1) a first identifier (Ka-Kh) and assigning the template (Vo1) and the objects (Ob1-01, Ob2-01) produced from this template (Vo1) a second identifier (K1, K2).