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| Cause | Description | |-------|-------------| | | No valid license for WinCC Logging (e.g., “WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced”) is installed on the target runtime machine. | | Incorrect license type | A standard WinCC Runtime license (without Logging option) is installed but does not cover data logging. | | License not activated | License exists on the drive but not transferred (e.g., not activated via Automation License Manager). | | Wrong license version | License is for an older or newer version of WinCC/TIA Portal and not backward/forward compatible. | | License key not found | ALM (Automation License Manager) cannot locate the license (wrong drive, network issue, USB dongle not inserted). | | Trial license expired | A trial or demo license was previously used and has expired. | | Runtime Advanced vs Professional | Using Runtime Advanced but license is for Runtime Professional (or vice versa), or missing the logging add-on specifically. |

If you do not want to purchase a license, you must disable all logging features in your TIA Portal project. Remove Data Logs Historical data > Data logs in the project tree and delete any defined logs. Remove Alarm Logs

If the ALM shows your Logging license but marks it as damaged, you can try to repair it. However, this is not always a simple DIY process. | Cause | Description | |-------|-------------| | |

Open the on the engineering station or the target PC/IPC. Check the "License key" column.

Go to and enter the IP address of the Runtime PC. | | Wrong license version | License is

The message explicitly signals that the system is trying to execute historical data archiving without the mandatory add-on authorization.

Follow this systematic approach to resolve the error. | | Runtime Advanced vs Professional | Using

Open Siemens Automation License Manager and ensure the logging license is present on the PC.

: If "Good Manufacturing Practice" (Audit) is enabled in Runtime settings, it automatically requires a logging license to store the audit trail. SmartServer

: Ensure the Runtime is closed properly. If the PC crashes or loses power, the license may not release correctly and can appear as "defective" upon restart. WinCC License DEMO Mode: Troubleshooting Fix | Siemens

: Check if you own the WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced license (e.g., Article No: 6AV2107-0GA00-0BB0 ). A standard "WinCC Runtime Advanced PowerTags" license only covers basic HMI operation, not archiving.

| Cause | Description | |-------|-------------| | | No valid license for WinCC Logging (e.g., “WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced”) is installed on the target runtime machine. | | Incorrect license type | A standard WinCC Runtime license (without Logging option) is installed but does not cover data logging. | | License not activated | License exists on the drive but not transferred (e.g., not activated via Automation License Manager). | | Wrong license version | License is for an older or newer version of WinCC/TIA Portal and not backward/forward compatible. | | License key not found | ALM (Automation License Manager) cannot locate the license (wrong drive, network issue, USB dongle not inserted). | | Trial license expired | A trial or demo license was previously used and has expired. | | Runtime Advanced vs Professional | Using Runtime Advanced but license is for Runtime Professional (or vice versa), or missing the logging add-on specifically. |

If you do not want to purchase a license, you must disable all logging features in your TIA Portal project. Remove Data Logs Historical data > Data logs in the project tree and delete any defined logs. Remove Alarm Logs

If the ALM shows your Logging license but marks it as damaged, you can try to repair it. However, this is not always a simple DIY process.

Open the on the engineering station or the target PC/IPC. Check the "License key" column.

Go to and enter the IP address of the Runtime PC.

The message explicitly signals that the system is trying to execute historical data archiving without the mandatory add-on authorization.

Follow this systematic approach to resolve the error.

Open Siemens Automation License Manager and ensure the logging license is present on the PC.

: If "Good Manufacturing Practice" (Audit) is enabled in Runtime settings, it automatically requires a logging license to store the audit trail. SmartServer

: Ensure the Runtime is closed properly. If the PC crashes or loses power, the license may not release correctly and can appear as "defective" upon restart. WinCC License DEMO Mode: Troubleshooting Fix | Siemens

: Check if you own the WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced license (e.g., Article No: 6AV2107-0GA00-0BB0 ). A standard "WinCC Runtime Advanced PowerTags" license only covers basic HMI operation, not archiving.