“…The virtual description criterion plays a fundamental role in providing valuable information regarding the asset, that is used across the asset lifecycle, e.g., technical data, schematics, configuration parameter values and communication information [1], [12], [15]- [20], [24], [25], as well as information about the maintenance, guiding the operator on how to perform this process for each asset [13]. In this context, AutomationML may be used for describing and storing information wrapped in AAS submodels [1], [12], [15], [17], [28]. OPC UA and AutomationML.…”