Abstract: A method in an industrial automation system, the method including: transmitting an input data set from an industrial control device to a container manager, the input data set comprising at least input metadata; determining, by the container manager, based on the input metadata, a runtime container for processing input data; generating, by an application of the runtime container, output data based on the input data; generating an output data set by using the container manager, the output data set comprising at least output metadata; and transmitting the output data set from the container manager to the industrial control device.

Abstract: A device and method for analyzing a sequential process, the sequential process including at least one repeating subprocess, and the method comprising the following steps: Recording process data of the sequential process over a reference time period; Automatically determining phase limits, based on the recorded process data; Identifying at least one repeating subprocess, the duration of which is limited in time by two adjacent phase limits; Determining at least one reference variable for each identified repeating subprocess from the process data recorded in the time period; Recording process data of the sequential process over a time period following the reference time period, and repeating steps b. and c. for the purpose of detecting the recurrence of an identified subprocess; Comparing the recorded process data of the detected subprocess with the at least one reference variable of the corresponding identified subprocess to establish deviations from a normal operation.