Overview

Open the License Information panel via the License Information button in the Project Administration panel or the WinCC OAconsole.
Note: Only local containers can be selected via the License Information panel to activate, deactivate and update licenses. License servers cannot be used.

The License Information - Overview > License Container panel shows the following license information:

  • the container number as well as the license options that are available in this Container. You can select a container from the Container Serial Number combo box. The license options for the chosen container are shown.
Use the + button to create a new license container. The licenses can be transferred to the new container via the Operations tab - see chapter Operations.
Note: When using file-based operations or in general when using multiple containers, we recommend keeping the container number for the file name. This is meaningful in order to differentiate between multiple containers.

License Information - License

On the License tab, the license options for the chosen container are shown.

Figure 1. Panel "Licensing Information - Overview"

Click on the ... of a license option or the License option details button to open the Product Items panel that displays details on the selected license option.

In the panel Product Items the following details for a license option are shown:

  • How many license are currently available
  • how many of them are being used.
  • When does the license expire.
  • The license quantity that was purchased.
  • Which WinCC OA version is being used.
  • Depending on the license option, further information

Expired license options are displayed in red.

Figure 2. Product Items - Event Manager

For the license option "Custom keyword" , an own keyword, also the keyword is shown in the panel.

License Information - Hardware Code

The hardware code is the code for this computer (localhost).
Figure 3. License Information - Hardware Code