Sometimes the Automation License Manager updates successfully, but the WinCC Runtime cache continues to reference old license flags. Close the WinCC Runtime Advanced application completely. Open TIA Portal on your engineering station. Right-click your HMI Device in the project tree.
If you see your WinCC RT Advanced license but nothing titled WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced , the license was never purchased or transferred.
Switch back to the ALM window, click on the or Missing Licenses tab. The ALM logs will explicitly name the exact license requested by the runtime engine. Right-click your HMI Device in the project tree
You have activated Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) or Audit Trail options, which implicitly rely on underlying data logging functions. How to Diagnose Your Licensing State
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Confirm you have actually purchased the "WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced" license. The license keys are typically delivered via the Siemens Industry Mall or a physical USB storage medium containing the License Key (shortened to *.ekb files or license tokens). 2. Open Automation License Manager (ALM)
Understanding the "License Key Not Available" Error in WinCC Logging including any personal information you added.
By ensuring that the WinCC Logging license matches your runtime version and is correctly transferred to the local machine via the Automation License Manager, you can permanently eliminate this error and ensure stable data archiving. If you want to resolve this, tell me:
Select the WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced license key. Drag and drop it onto the local C: drive (or the designated partition where your operating system keeps licenses).
