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WinCC OA License Portal
The WinCC OA License Portal provides a central platform for managing and transferring licenses. The video series covers basic functions, license transfer, clearing of old inventories, as well as the provisioning and removal of licenses.
How to release changes of the virtual container
Ensure your license configurations are always up-to-date and correctly applied. This skill video demonstrates how to manage and release changes made to your virtual containers in the WinCC OA License Portal, ensuring synchronization and activation of your modifications.

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Explore the capabilities of WinCC OA with our carefully selected collection of video tutorials and guides.
- Things to know about WinCC OA
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- WinCC OA License Portal
  The WinCC OA License Portal provides a central platform for managing and transferring licenses. The video series covers basic functions, license transfer, clearing of old inventories, as well as the provisioning and removal of licenses.
  - Introduction & Overview
    This introductory video offers a comprehensive overview of the new WinCC OA License Portal. It explores the reasons behind its creation, showing how it tackles previous license management challenges and aims to significantly simplify processes for WinCC OA users.
  - First steps in the License Portal
    Start your journey with the WinCC OA License Portal! This use case video guides you through the essential initial steps, from logging in for the first time to understanding the dashboard layout. It's your perfect starting point to navigate the portal confidently and begin managing your licenses effectively.
  - Emptying Your Legacy License Inventory
    Transitioning to the new WinCC OA License Portal? This video provides a clear, visual walk-through on how to efficiently empty your legacy license inventory. Follow these steps to ensure all your previous licenses are correctly handled, paving the way for a streamlined and updated licensing setup.
  - Deploy a Virtual Container to a Real Container
    Master the deployment of your WinCC OA licenses with this use case. Learn how to transfer and deploy a virtual license container onto a real container within the License Portal. This video offers a practical, step-by-step demonstration to help you manage your license deployments and hardware associations.
  - Remove License from Container
    Need to reallocate or clean up your license containers? This video provides a direct and easy-to-follow visual guide on how to effectively remove licenses from a container in the WinCC OA License Portal. Optimize your license allocation and maintain an organized inventory with these simple, clear instructions.
  - First steps as an invited user
    Welcome to the WinCC OA License Portal as an invited user! This video provides a quick guide on how to log in, understand your initial access rights, and begin navigating the portal's global information and features tailored for new team members.
  - How to Invite a User
    Expand your team's access to the WinCC OA License Portal with this skills video. Learn the simple steps to invite new users, manage their permissions, and enable collaborative license management within your organization.
  - How to move licenses Licenses
    Achieve optimal license flexibility and reallocation with this skills video on moving licenses. Learn how to transfer licenses between different containers, projects, or entities within the WinCC OA License Portal to adapt to changing requirements.
  - How to release changes of the virtual container
    Ensure your license configurations are always up-to-date and correctly applied. This skill video demonstrates how to manage and release changes made to your virtual containers in the WinCC OA License Portal, ensuring synchronization and activation of your modifications.
  - Explaining the license section
    Gain a comprehensive understanding of the license section within the WinCC OA License Portal. This video offers a clear visual overview, explaining how your licenses are displayed, their statuses, and how to interpret the key information presented for effective license management.
  - How to assign licenses to a virtual container
    Optimize your license organization and deployment with ease! This skills video teaches you how to assign specific licenses to a virtual container within the WinCC OA License Portal, preparing them for future deployment to real systems.
  - How to create projects
    Structure your license management around your operational needs by creating projects in the WinCC OA License Portal. This video shows you how to set up new projects, define their parameters, and integrate them into your overall license strategy.
  - How to create groups
    Organize your users and licenses efficiently by learning how to create groups within the WinCC OA License Portal. This video demonstrates the process of setting up and managing groups, streamlining your administrative tasks and access control.
  - Explaining the sections
    Navigate the WinCC OA License Portal with confidence! This video provides a detailed visual explanation of the different main sections and their functionalities within the portal interface. Understand the layout and where to find key information and tools at a glance.
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How to release changes of the virtual container

Ensure your license configurations are always up-to-date and correctly applied. This skill video demonstrates how to manage and release changes made to your virtual containers in the WinCC OA License Portal, ensuring synchronization and activation of your modifications.

Video Information

Length: 1:09
Language: English

Transcript

All right, we've assigned licenses to our virtual container as you can see demonstrated here. Now, a crucial next step: after you finalize the packaging of these license options within this virtual container, you need to release the changes for them to become public. You'll find this important Release Changes button located right up there.

Why is this particular step necessary? When you are actively moving licenses into a virtual container, the project itself will temporarily lock down. This is to ensure nobody can interfere during this critical configuration moment.

So to be absolutely sure that your assigned license options and finalized packaging are saved, you must click on Release Changes. With that action, your project is now successfully published.

And you'll immediately see this update in your WinCC OA server project. In the License Container section, your virtual container will clearly display all its assigned licenses.