Product categories for SIMATIC PCS 7 software

Generally, the SIMATIC PCS 7 and TIA software products offered in Catalog ST PCS 7 can be categorized as follows:

• Core products (single, floating or rental license) with:
  • Installation Software (Software Media Package)
  • License key for software licensing
• Secondary products (single, floating or rental license) with:
  • License key for licensing of installation software is delivered with a core product or supplied separately
• Cumulative volume licenses (quantity options) with
  • License keys for a specific license volume in the form of process objects (POs), archive tags, TAGs, agents, clients, sources or units

All software products categorized in this way are available as packages. As an alternative to this physical form of delivery, the installation software, software and volume licensing are often available online as well.

The available forms of delivery for each product are explicitly specified in the ordering data and identified by different article numbers.

Delivery form package

The products are delivered in a form and package suitable for parcel shipping by conventional means of transportation (e.g. shipped by truck, rail or air) to the shipping address of the customer.

The installation software (Software Media Packages) and product-specific software licenses for the following products are separate packages, which are not merged into a single delivery unit when supplied in package form.

• SIMATIC PCS 7 core products
  (installation software provided as SIMATIC PCS 7 Software Media Package or SIMATIC PCS 7 Software Media Package ASIA)
• SIMATIC PDM, SIMATIC S7 F Systems and SIMATIC Safety Matrix
  (Iinstallation software provided as product-specific software media package)

The installation software (Software Media Package) is provided once for each ordered item for these products. When ordering more than one item, you can influence the number of software media packages using the order item. For example, if you order three SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Software Single Station software products as a single ordered item, you will receive only one software media package. However, if your order is divided into three ordered items, you will receive a software media package for each of the three software licenses.

Additional software media packages and volume licenses specified for the corresponding product can be ordered separately depending on the requirement.

The following table illustrates these ordering and delivery logistics:

These ordering and delivery logistics are not relevant for products that are typically supplied without a software media package. They include:

• Secondary products
• Core products with rental license
• Client software

Delivery form online

We offer online delivery for SIMATIC PCS 7 software and license keys via the Internet as an innovative alternative to the physical delivery of goods. The decisive advantage over the physical delivery of goods lies in the fact that the software and licenses are available immediately and can be easily managed.

The software products and licenses that can be downloaded have different article numbers. They are ordered through the normal channels, e.g. the Industry Mall.

When ordering via the Industry Mall, you can filter out the ordering data of those products that can be delivered online with reference to the selected branch of the product and offering tree. This can be done by selecting the type of delivery "Online delivery" from a drop-down list on the right of the screen. This way you will achieve a better overview of the online offering.

When ordering a product that can be delivered online, the email address of the ship-to party must be provided. The recipient of the goods is informed by email as soon as the ordered products are available for downloading. The email message with the availability information also contains the login data. Parallel delivery on a data carrier does not take place.

The software, license key and associated documents, e.g. the online Certificate of License (CoL), are downloaded in the Automation License Manager (ALM). A license key can be downloaded once only. To log in, the login data received in the email is required. As an alternative, the access data to the Industry Mall account can be used for logging in.

Apart from the download, ALM also supports license management. You can, for example, get an overview of the available licenses or those obtained online, allocate licenses, and run a hardware-specific license analysis.