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This seems pretty basic so it’s probably a configuration that I’m missing, but I’m using FME Form v2025.1.1.0 and I have a half dozen Loggers set up to capture features that are repaired or failed in GeometryValidators that precede them.  When I run the workbench I have ‘Enable Record Counting’ set so I can see the counts going to the Loggers, but none of the messages I would expect are getting written to either the Translation Log window in FME Form nor to the log file on disk.  I’ve set the Navigator > Workspace Parameters > Log and Troubleshoot > Max Features to Log to -1 to log everything, and I’ve confirmed that the ‘Severity Level’ in each Logger is ‘Information’.  I’ve tried all 3 settings for ‘Feature Logging’ of ‘Log Only’, ‘Log and Record’ and ‘Message Only’ in various combinations of the Loggers and I’ve confirmed that the ‘Max Messages to Log’ for each Logger is larger than the number of features being routed to them. The expression in each Logger is pretty simple,

Hi everyone,after using IF clauses in my workspace, I started getting this warning that immediately terminates my translation.Could not load module 'C:\Program Files\FME\plugins\if_func.dll' : 'The specified module could not be found'. I tried reinstalling the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015–2022 Redistributables for both x64 and x86  as I saw here on another thread, but that didn’t work. Is there any other solution? Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone! 👋We’re always inspired by the creativity in this community. Last year’s “create your own action figure” trend was such a hit, and we love seeing how you all bring personality and humour into your work. So this week, we’re leaning into that same spirit - with a fun new twist.This week's Question of the Week: If you were an FME caricature, what would you look like?Use your favourite AI tool to generate a caricature of you based on your role, tools, and day-to-day work - then share the result in the comments below!Here’s a starter prompt but feel free to customize it to better match your role, personality, or style: “Create a caricature of me based on my job and everything you know about me. I work as a [your role], and my day-to-day involves [key tools, tasks, or themes]. Include visual elements that represent my work, personality, and environment.”Once you’ve created it, share your image in the comments. Have fun with it and get creative!💡 New to the Question of the Week?

Hi there,In Esri ArcGIS Connector safe.esri-agol version 3.17.0 a number of changes were made to the way the Esri writer handles global IDs.  Some of these changes resulted in previously published workspaces no longer functioning after the package on Flow was updated.This is an admin nightmare, as unless we prevent all publishers from uploading packages, we cannot prevent them from deploying a new version of a package that may break existing workflows.I have two suggestions:Please put the latest changes of the package at the top of the description in the FME Form Dialog box. Currently the user has to click a link to go to the item in the Hub and then find the version in the History. Please clearly indicate any changes that are more than bug fixes, and that may impact previously published workspaces.Thanks,Marc

I have a folder with hundreds of DWG files. We are moving away from CAD software and so wanted to convert our existing DWGs into SVGs for future compatability with new apps

Good afternoon fellow FME enthousiasts,I'm struggling with the following. I'm trying to set up the System Email settings on our FME Flow to allow users to request a password reset. It all seems pretty straightforward but can't get it to work. Maybe i'm missing something though (it is friday afternoon after all). I've set it up as follows: But when i validate it I get the error:“Due to a configuration change made by your administrator or because you moved to a new location you must use multi factor authentication to access…...” Emails through emailers in workspaces ran on flow work like a charm, but this one keeps evading me. Any help would be appreciated.

Dear Community,i am experiencing a strange behavior from our FME Server when uploading/publishing a FME Desktop workspace in FME Server.Previously, it was possible to publish workspaces from FME Desktop to FME Server.Recently, publishing from FME Desktop is no longer possible, nor is it possible to upload workspaces to FME Server via the Web UI.I only receive very little information about the error in FME Desktop ,also with the debug logging.The following excerpt from the log:Successfully retrieved service properties.Retrieving service parameters for ‘geodatabase_sde2none.fmw’...No service parameters found.Uploading as ‘geodatabase_sde2none.fmw’...Publish failed - FME Flow encountered an error.When I upload a workspace in FME Server via Web UI, I get the following messages in the network console of the Browser:Get Call <FME-Server-URL>/repositories/{repository}/items/{item}returns a 404 Not Found status code and {"reason": "missing","what": "geodatabase_sde2none.fmw","message": "

Hi , I am working a lot of the DWG files and I had somebody did the work. So when I  received the DWG files and review them.  I have ArcGIS Pro and I looked at them and I was not sure about the  coordinate system there… so I pulled the file in FME Data Inspector and found them that they are not in the right place I am in Colorado…Question first is : What does the red symbol mean here ?Black square with blue point is where the DWG is. The record information shows the coordinate system is Unknown.

Hello,I have an editable view in PostGIS (PostgreSQL) and I'm trying to write in it with FME.For that, I've:Added my view from a PostGIS reader (to have its structure - and confirm it exists)Duplicated this view in a new PostGIS writer (to keep its structure)Set the table handling as `Use existing`Connected a worflow to end in my viewBut when I run the workspace, I'm facing this error:POSTGIS Writer: Table 'xxx.yyy' does not exist. Please check the Table Name specified, or modify the Table Handling value under Format ParametersSo my question is: is it possible to write in an editable view?For the record, I can write in my view with another client (QGIS) with the same credentials.Thanks for any input.Rémi

Blogger Tiana Warner just posted a new article to the FME Blog.Title: HOW TO BUILD NEXT-GEN SPATIAL & SENSOR WORKFLOWS IN SNOWFLAKESummary: With FME Flow Remote Engines running directly inside Snowflake, you can now process complex spatial and sensor workflows where the data already lives.Introduction: Snowflake and FME have been a powerful combination for years. FME’s data integration and automation capabilities have helped users tackle complex tasks that aren’t natively possible in Snowflake. Historically, FME workflows ran on the desktop (FME Form), on servers (FME Flow), or in hosted cloud environments (FME Flow Hosted). There’s a new option: running FME in Snowpark Container Services is a powerful evolution that leverages FME’s Remote Engines to bring users even more flexibility, security and performance.Would you like to know more? Click here to read this new article!

Hi everyone,I’m struggling with a limitation in the Excel Reader and I’m hoping someone has a reliable workaround for a fully dynamic workflow.I have an automated FME Flow workspace where multiple users upload Excel files through an FME Flow App. These files contain yearly planning data for different teams. The challenge is that users will sometimes rename existing columns and sometimes add completely new columns to the Excel sheet.Even when I configure the Excel Reader with Dynamic Schema by using Single merged feature type, FME does not refresh the schema at runtime. It only updates the schema if I manually right click the reader in the Navigator pane and click Update reader. Simply running the workspace does not trigger a schema rescan.I have tested using CSV instead of Excel but the schema still remains locked to whatever was detected when the reader was first added. As a result, any renamed columns or newly added columns are ignored unless I manually refresh the reader.Is this a k

I’m working in an FME Form workbench reading in CSV files that reflect database updates and then using them to update a central XLSX file. However, when the CSV reader is pulling in a column with values of either ‘TRUE’ or ‘FALSE’, it is automatically converting them to ‘true’ or ‘false’.Has anyone ever noticed this with a CSV reader?Unfortunately the domain I am describing with this data has capitalized values, so reporting the codes as lower case somewhat defeats the purpose. I know the parameter for Case Sensitive Field Names would resolve the issue if i were seeing this in the attribute names but unfortunately i haven’t been able to find a similar parameter for the data itself.Is this just an inherent setting to the CSV reader format?

Hi there,I am assessing a dataset for changes that took place since 2012. This data contains these two fields of interest:change_date reason_for_changechange_date contains multiple dates that a separated by a comma and reason_for_change contains strings of change types separated by a comma.An example of the data structure is Feature 1:change_date: 2016-10-20reason_for_change: New Feature 2:change_date: 2009-06-15, 2013-09-04, 2016-10-05reason_for_change: New, Attributes, Modified Feature 3:change_date: 2010-09-11, 2014-04-09reason_for_change: New, Attributes Is it possible within FME to pair each individual reason for change to a change date and then test if it matches the follow conditions of reason_for_change = New or Modified and change date greater than 2012-12-31?Using the three examples above, feature 1 and 2 should be highlighted as a change since feature 1 is new in 2016 and feature 2 had it’s geometry modified in 2016.So far I have used a Attribute Splitter on each field to sp

Hello,I currently have some workbenches which access APIs and hence have secrets within them, which is fine when this is secured on FME Flow. I also want to set up version control, and have all of my workbenches uploaded to remote repo, GitHub. TLDR: How can I secure my API secrets on GitHub?So far I’ve looked into:encrypting my workbenches  https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407644298637-Password-Protection-for-FME-Workspaces this seems OK, but doesnt truly secure the api secrets, it does add a level of security but it could be better Storing my API keys as published parameters on FME Flow this may be hard to manage, especially when trying to run/debug/design any API workflows if a user/developer accidentally hits ‘save parameters’, then this method will likely be redundant can become messy and difficult to manage in general Would setting up the secret as a password parameter within the workbench encrypt it in the .fmw? Will a password protected workbench still work on F

Hello,I am using a Sharepoint List reader to expose all hidden fields and show all fields. This usually works for me but not for this specific list. This list is very large, has views and hidden fields.  The errors:1) 2025-04-17 09:48:51|   1.8|  0.0|ERROR |Microsoft SharePoint List Reader: Client-side error: '401 Client Error: Unauthorized for url: <…..>' returned from SharePoint. Error message was: '' 2) 2025-04-17 09:48:51|   1.8|  0.0|ERROR |Python Exception <FMEException>: FMEException: 929309: Microsoft SharePoint List Reader: Client-side error: '401 Client Error: Unauthorized for url: <.….> returned from SharePoint. Error message was: '' The query (url) generated by FME (which I’ve removed from the errors above), is 2300 characters long. When I click this URL it takes me to a blank page with the message:I have found this:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.web.configuration.httpruntimesection.maxquerystringlength?view=netframework-4.8.1which I b

I have a source SDE Geodatabase reader and destination File Geodatabase writer, both with the exact same attributed relationship classe schemas. The File Geodatabase being written to is blank (I’m using a template) and I don’t need to re-establish any relationships, I want to write the records exactly as they appear in the SDE Geodatabase, to the File Geodatabase. I’ve read in feature types using Ignore relationships, making them type geodb_table, and the destination feature types are also geodb_table (though obviously both are in fact attributed relationship classes).FME (2024.1.1.1) seems to want to recognize the writer feature types as relationship classes, no matter how I define them. I don’t want to have to establish the whole geodb_rel_origin_oid and geodb_rel_destination_oid values since I know what they should be already from the source (and there is no common attribute between the two source relationship class tables anyways). Is there a way to force read and write attributed

I am working on a project creating building footprints from a lidar point cloud. However, the original lidar point cloud being used has some portions of buildings classified with “unassigned” values which has created incomplete building footprints. Are there any suggestions how I could identify these “unassigned” building values to fix the building footprint?

I am in the process of moving my FME Desktop 2021 workspaces into FME Form 2025. I know I can open the FME 2021 workspaces in FME Form 2025. As I get farther along in this process, is there anything I need to be aware of? example, is it best to just rebuild my FME 2021 workspaces in FME Form 2025 instead of just opening and saving the FME 2021 workspaces in FME Form 2025?I have run a few FME 2021 workspaces in FME Form 2025 with no issues. But wanted to reach out to the FME community to see what their experience has been in bringing in older FME workspaces into new versions of FME.

Is there a way of Auto switching Parameter between Form vs Flow?ie Local while working on FME From (C:\FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_DATA) vs FME Flow($FME_SHARERESOURCE_DATA)Workspace Locally with FME Form is add “C:\FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_DATA” to the FME Flow Parameters to test and work on the solution. When I upload the Workspace to FME Flow I always need to remember to remove the local value for everything to work.  I forgotten a couple of time and wondering if Deployment Parameters is the solution?  

If someone chooses to use FME Flow for Connection Storage in FME Form, how does it work when the FME Flow connection is changed from one environment to another?Do the connections automatically switch to those defined in the second environment, or does the Connection Storage need to be updated each time?Will the Deployment Parameters follow the change?

So not specifically about FME, but very useful nonetheless:https://thecodingkitty.com/videosShort videos explaining IT concepts, with cats 😺. A lot of them are quite relevant to FME Flow.