1. A method of controlling an industrial system by means of a control system comprising a user interface having main display means arranged to provide a status view of at least a portion of the industrial system and secondary display means enabling user interaction with the industrial system and the main display means, wherein the method comprises: receiving an alert concerning a status change in a part of the industrial system displaying, on the secondary display means, an alert object associated with the part of the industrial system generating the alert, detecting a selection of the alert object based on gesture-based user input, displaying the alert object on the main display means, receiving an adjustment command of a parameter via gesture-based user input, the parameter being associated with the part of the industrial system generating the alert, adjusting the parameter based on the adjustment command, and controlling the part generating the alert based on the adjusted parameter.