General:
In Entry ID 26187049 under "Interface Languages" is a list of which interface languages are possible with which versions of WinCC flexible. If languages are missing for your installed version, the reasons might be the following.

Cause:
When installing WinCC flexible, you are questioned about the licensing of the product. You can skip this query and do the licensing later.

If you do the licensing later, please refer to the information in the Online Help for WinCC flexible.
(Content > Readme > Installation/Uninstallation > Change License).

Extract from the Online Help:
"To change the license, terminate WinCC flexible Auto Start. Once you have successfully made your changes, you can reactivate WinCC flexible Auto Start."
Changing the license, i.e. replacing the license key is necessary if, for example, you want to switch from WinCC flexible Standard to WinCC flexible Advanced.

Note:
Also activation of the Trail license is a change of license (from "no" license to Trail license).
The same applies for the first-time activation of a license key. Again this is a change of license (from "no" license to the actual license).
The first assignment of a license key from a license server is also considered to be a change of license.

In all these cases, there is a change of license and you must apply the procedure for changing a license as described in the Online Help.

Remedy - Procedure after a change of license:

1. Activate the license.
    
2. Terminate WinCC flexible Auto Start.
   The taskbar contains the following icon.
   
   Right-click this icon.
   A window opens.
   Under the item "WinCC flexible Auto Start" you can deactivate and later reactivate the Auto Start.
   
   
   Fig. 01
    
3. Activate WinCC flexible Auto Start.

Now all the user interface languages are once again available.

Introduction
This FAQ entry describes what to pay attention to with regard to licenses and authorizations for WinCC flexible. This entry covers licenses for panels, WinCC flexible ES and WinCC flexible RT.

Please follow the instructions in the PDF file (Attachment 1). The following points are covered in the document.

1 General Information about Licenses
   1.1 License, Certificate of License and License Key
   1.2 Why Do You Need Licenses?
   1.3 Available License Types
   1.4 Licenses for Options and Services of WinCC flexible ES/RT
2 How Do You Transfer Licenses?
   2.1 Which Software is Needed?
   2.2 How Do You Transfer License Keys?
   2.3 Transferring License Keys to an Operator Panel via Automation License Manager
   2.4 Removing License Keys from an Operator Panel via Automation License Manager
3 License Key Backup
   3.1 Which Software is Needed?
   3.2 When Do You Have to Back Up License Keys?
   3.3 Backup and Restore
4 Upgrading Licenses
   4.1 What Is a License Upgrade and What Types Are There?
   4.2 Requirements for an Upgrade
   4.3 Upgrading Using the Automation License Manager
5 Special Features of WinAC MP
   5.1 License Keys for WinAC Types
   5.2 License Keys for WinAC Versions.
   5.3 Other Special Features
   6 Frequently Asked Questions
   6.1 How Do You Repair a Defective License?
   6.2 Why is a License Invalid After Changing Time Zones?
   6.3 Why are License Keys Not Recognized?
   6.4 Where is the "Old" License Key Located after an Upgrade?
   6.5 How Do You Retrieve a Lost License Key?
   6.6 Why are Licenses from TP 177 Not in the Backup?
   6.7 Can You Use a License for WinCC flexible 2008 also for WinCC flexible 2007?
   6.8 Can You Change the Versions of WinCC flexible by Replacing Licenses?
         (This does not apply for Micro and China Edition)

Attachment 1: WinCC_flexible_Lizenzen_en.pdf ( 922 KB )

Attachment 2 lists the licenses required for the various options and services in WinCC flexible Runtime (RT) and WinCC flexible Engineering System (ES).

Attachment 2: License_Key_List_e_V1_1.pdf ( 15 KB )

Keywords
License repair, License destruction, License installation connection, License upgrade, ALM, Automation License Manager, License defective, License not recognized

Configuration notes:
In order to find the license keys for "Historical Data" in order documents, for example, use the term "Archives" as a keyword.

The order designations used in the German and English versions are identical. In the configuration view the term "Archive" is used in the German version, and the term "Historical Data" is used in English.

Configuration view:

Fig. 01
 

Sample order from the ST 80 - 2005 catalog:

Fig. 02
 

Description:
With WinCC flexible 2005 the ALM V2.1 (Automation License Manager) is supplied by default. This Automation License Manager does not permit installation of licenses on an embedded operating system (e.g.: Windows XP embedded), because this version is not enabled for this.

Remedy:
In order to transfer licenses to an embedded operating system you need the Automation License Manager (ALM) that is built into WinCC flexible 2005 SP1 or WinAC RTX 2005.

Remark:
WinCC flexible Runtime on SIMATIC Panel PC 477 in Windows XP embedded is enabled with version WinCC flexible 2005 SP1.
 

Integrated versions:
   

Software	Automation License Manager
WinCC flexible 2005 SP1	V2.2
WinAC RTX 2005	V2.1 HF 1

Note:
The SIMATIC Panel PC 477 is supplied with two partitions. The licenses can be stored both on the "C" partition and on the "D" partition.

Keywords:
PC477, Panel PC477, XPe, ALM

Instructions:
In order to transfer licenses to an operator panel with the ALM (Automation License Manager) you need a computer on which the ALM and WinCC flexible are installed.

Alternatively, it suffices to install just the ALM in conjunction with ProSave V7.2 and higher.
This combination also activates the "Connect target system" menu item. 

Fig. 01

You can install the ALM as well as ProSave via the Setup menu of the WinCC flexible 2008 Installation CD. Select the relevant options in the Setup menu.

Alternatively, you can download the ALM and ProSave from the Customer Support site.
 

Order of installation:

1. ALM (Automation License Manager)
2. ProSave V7.2 or higher

QUESTION:  
Which licenses and authorizations are required for SIMATIC WinCC flexible 2004?

ANSWER:  
Every WinCC flexible software is subject to a license. Specific WinCC flexible software packages additionally require an authorization in order to use them without limititations.

• License
  You receive a hard copy of the license when you buy a WinCC flexible softwarepackage. This authorizes you to install the purchased WinCC flexible software package on a PC.
  
• Authorization
  You receive the authorization on a separate, write protected disk when buying a WinCC flexible software package.

There is a separate authorization, contained on a separate disk, for software WinCC flexible Engineering-System and Runtime, for every option and every powerpack.

Lizensing and Authorization for SIMATIC WinCC flexible ES

• WinCC flexible Micro: license contract
• WinCC flexible Compact, Standard, Advanced: license contract and authorization

WinCC flexible editions WinCC flexible Compact, Standard and Advanced are delivered as software package (two CDs) with corresponding authorizations. When installing the software please choose that edition of WinCC flexible that fits your authorization. For WinCC flexible Micro an authorization is not required.

Lizensing and Authorization for SIMATIC WinCC flexible RT (Runtime for PC)
The licensing of the WinCC flexible Runtime for PC includes a licence contract and an authorization. The authorization contain differing numbers of tags.

• WinCC flexible Runtime 128 for a maximum of 128 tags
• WinCC flexible Runtime 512 for a maximum of 512 tags
• WinCC flexible Runtime 2048 for a maximum of 2048 tags

Lizensing and Authorization the Option of SIMATIC WinCC flexible
For each option you recieve a license and an authorization disk. The functioning of the options already is included in WinCC flexible Engineering Systems (ES options or RT option for panels)  or the  WinCC flexible Runtime (RT options for PC). A license is not needed for the configuration of the functionaliy of the RT options.

Attention:
Not all WinCC flexible Options  are available for each user device.

Option of SIMATIC WinCC flexible ES 

• WinCC flexible /Change Control für WinCC flexible Advanced

Options if SIMATIC WinCC flexible RT

• WinCC flexible /Sm@rtAccess
• WinCC flexible /Sm@rtService
• WinCC flexible /OPC-Server
• WinCC flexible /Archives
• WinCC flexible /Recipes
• WinCC flexible /ProAgent

Attention:
Not all WinCC flexible Options  are available for every user devices.

Note:
Further information  on licenses WinCC flexible and their order numbers you can find in the online help of WinCC flexible, the catalogue of SIMATIC HMI as well as the online ordering system in the internet.