A method parameterizes a switchgear assembly station of an electrical switchgear assembly and further parameterizes field devices, which are associated with the switchgear assembly station. In the method, parameters for parameterizing the switchgear assembly station and parameters for parameterizing the field devices are produced. A combined parameter set is generated, from which it is possible to extract both a station parameter set, which fixes the operation of the switchgear assembly station, and in each case one field device parameter set for each of the field devices. The combined parameter set is made available in a communications network to all field devices connected thereto, and each field device extracts the associated field device parameter set from the combined parameter set via the communications network and parameterizes it in accordance with the extracted field device parameter set.