License Key Not Available Wincc - Logging For Runtime Advanced Link

If you upgraded a project from older versions like WinCC flexible 2008 to TIA Portal, the project might carry over the "OPC Server" service setting or legacy "SmartServer" services. Even if you don't need the feature, the presence of these activated services in the project settings triggers the check for a valid license.

Are you seeing this error during on an IPC, or just while simulating your project in TIA Portal?

License key not available for WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced link.

The message explicitly signals that the system is trying to execute historical data archiving without the mandatory add-on authorization. If you upgraded a project from older versions

To run historical logging without system warnings or operational cut-offs, you generally require two co-existing licenses on the target PC:

Open the on the Runtime PC.

or

If logging is necessary, check the target PC running the HMI:

: For PC-based stations, Siemens uses a modular licensing model. A standard Runtime license only covers basic visualization; logging and recipes are always separate add-ons.

; the engineering system will allow testing without interruption. Error appears during production runtime on a PC/IPC. License key not available for WinCC Logging for

Select your local drive (usually C: ) or the connected license USB drive from the left-hand navigation tree.

By default, a standard license allows you to run the HMI visual interface, handle basic animations, and manage live tags. It does not include historical data storage.