License keys
Every Power Operation component purchased must have an associated license.
Power Operation component and license hosting
All components have software key license option availability.
| Power Operation Component | Location where license can be hosted |
|---|---|
| Server | On machine where Server is installed. |
| Client Access | By default, on machine where Server is installed. By exception, on machine where Windows thick client is installed, i.e. static license model. |
| Event Notification Module | On machine where Server is installed. |
| Power SCADA Anywhere | On machine hosting Power SCADA Anywhere. |
| Advanced Reporting | On machine hosting Advanced Reporting. |
| Additional Advanced Reporting modules | On machine hosting Advanced Reporting. |
Mapping commercial names and license keys
Power Operation key version information displayed in the PO software does not match PO commercial version names.
For those with Plant SCADA (formerly Citect SCADA) experience, this PO key version information does not necessarily align with the respective Citect SCADA key versions, (for example, Citect 2015 used key version 7.50).
Before v8.0, all PO key version numbers aligned with the PO commercial name/number and the Citect SCADA key versions. Starting with v8.0, PO aligns commercial version names/numbers with PME instead of Citect.
License key version information
| PO commercial name/number | PO key version | Plant SCADA commercial name/number | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Operation 2024 | 8.5 | Plant SCADA 2023 R2. | Power Operation 2024 licenses are backwards compatible to 2022 only. |
| Power Operation 2022 | 8.4 | Plant SCADA 2023 | Power Operation 2022 licenses are backwards compatible to 2021 only. |
| Power Operation 2021 | 8.3 | Plant SCADA 2020 R2 | Power Operation 2021 licenses are not backwards compatible with older versions |
| PSO 2020 R2 | 8.2 | Citect 2018 R2.1 | – |
| PSO 2020 | 8.2 | Citect 2018 R2 | – |
| PSO 9.0 | 8.1 | Citect 2018 | – |
| PSE 8.2 | 8.0 | Citect 2016 | – |
| PSE 8.1 | 8.0 | Citect 2015 | – |
| PSE 8.0 SR1 | 8.0 | Citect 2015 | PSO key versions were ‘shipped as’ 7.5 but all licenses were re-programmed in License Portal as 8.0 in mid-2016 to enable free upgrade to PSE 8.1. |
| PSE 8.0 | 8.0 | Citect 7.40 | PSO key versions were ‘shipped as’ 7.5 but all licenses were re-programmed in License Portal as 8.0 in mid-2016 to enable free upgrade to PSE 8.1. |
| PSE 7.40 | 7.40 | Citect 7.40 | – |