: Features like the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Audit Trail or explicit Alarm Logs are accidentally turned on, inadvertently triggering a data-archiving condition in the background. Phase 1: Identify Where Logging is Configured
Check the column. It must exactly match or be higher than the major version of your runtime software. For example, a V17 license will not activate a V18 Runtime application. Phase 3: Transfer the Missing License Key
If logging is NOT required: Delete any empty or accidental logs listed here, recompile the hardware and software, and download the clean project to the runtime PC. This will eliminate the error entirely. Phase 2: Check Active Licenses on the Target PC : Features like the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
to transfer the key from your storage medium to the local hard drive. Reset Project Type
Select the local drive (usually C: ) from the left pane to view installed licenses. For example, a V17 license will not activate
typically occurs because the standard Runtime license does not include historical data archiving (tag or alarm logging)
Open the application on the target runtime PC. Phase 2: Check Active Licenses on the Target
Open the Automation License Manager (ALM) . Alex checked if the specific "WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced" license was present.
To resolve this, you must install the following option through the Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM): : WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced.