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Feature request: Add license-key fallback and offline logging for WinCC Runtime Advanced

Summary: Add a runtime feature that allows WinCC Runtime Advanced to continue logging and operating when the license key is temporarily unavailable (networked license server unreachable or dongle disconnected), while ensuring licensing compliance.

Help Appreciated:

2. License Mismatch (Version or Type)

• Version Mismatch: You have a license for WinCC Runtime Advanced V15, but you are running V17 or V18. Licenses are generally not forward-compatible (though backward compatibility varies).
• Type Mismatch: You have a "Comfort Panel" logging license or a "WinCC Professional" license. These are not interchangeable with WinCC Runtime Advanced.

• WinCC Runtime Advanced: This is the software execution environment for SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) projects created with the WinCC Advanced engineering station in TIA Portal. It is designed for medium to large-scale HMI applications, often on PC-based systems (Panel PCs or Standard PCs).
• WinCC Logging: This is the archiving component. It records process values (tags), alarms, and messages over time. This is essential for trend views, data analysis, and regulatory compliance.
• The License: Unlike the "Power Tags" license (which controls the number of process variables), the Logging capability requires a specific license: "WinCC Runtime Advanced Logging" (6AV2100-5BC00-0AA0) .

Logging License: SIMATIC WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced (e.g., 6AV2107-0GA00-0BB0). license key not available wincc logging for runtime advanced