A method for producing packaging, in particular tubular bags, by means of a packaging machine (1) having a PLC control (20). The packaging machine (1) includes several electronic drive units (3, 6) capable of being controlled independently of each other by the PLC control (20) and which can drive the different functional elements (8) of the packaging machine (1) in a manner synchronous to a clock cycle when trailing predefined movement trajectories, and several setting parameters of the production process, in particular the number of objects to be packed per time unit, the packaging dimensions, the sealing times, being predefined, the capturing of the setting parameters at the PLC control (20), which controls the drive units (3, 6) of the packaging machine (1), being followed by the transfer of the setting parameters from the PLC control (20) to a PC control (23).