The SIMATIC Automation Tool supports and facilitates commissioning and service activities regardless of the engineering framework. The SIMATIC Automation Tool for the configuration, operation, maintenance and documentation of automation networks can be used after a PLC program has been created and tested with TIA Portal software from Siemens.

The SIMATIC Automation Tool can simplify processes and save time when managing a network with many devices by automatically handling the processing of device groups.

User-specific application programs can be created using the SIMATIC Automation Tool API based on the functionality available in the SIMATIC Automation Tool. Operations can be programmed in a user-specific application program in a specific order,

thus enabling the creation of optimized workflows for industrial automation networks.