I would like to add the following folder, named "moi”, to my top level resource folders, and add it to the list in the picture below. I couldnt find that much information about it online, and i tried something, but it didnt work.
I located the folder in the FME Flow program files, and added the folder, but that didnt work. It doesnt show up in the top level resources list,
Does anyone know if it is possible to do this? And how?
Thanks in advance!
Do you not just click Create and Create New Resource Connection?
https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME-Flow/WebUI/Manage_Resource_Connections.htm - yeah here’s the info
Thanks! So if i am correct, there is no way to directly make a folder in the system files on the server FME Flow is running on?
If no, then ill just have to do it like said above.
Thanks!
FME Flow Resources is not a single physical folder. It’s more like an interface that gives you access to different storage locations. You can think of it as mounting a folder on Linux or mapping a network drive on Windows.
What you see at the top level (Data, Temp, Backup, …) are not just subfolders, but resource connections that have been defined in FME Flow. Each of them points to a specific location on disk (or even remote storage), and within those you can create or remove files and subfolders.
So if you want to add a new “folder” to the top level of Resources, what you really need is to create a new resource connection in the FME Flow System Configuration. Simply adding a folder under the program files won’t make it show up in the Resources interface.
Hi
If you need to add a resource folder to the same location in the disk system as the existing top-level folders such as Backup, Data, etc., edit the fmeFlowConfig.txt - Shared Resource Management section properly and restart the FME Flow instance.
Note: Once you have edited the config file, you will have to edit the config file whenever you upgrade FME Flow to a new version, in order to maintain the customized configuration.
I would create the new folder under the existing Data folder without editing the config file to avoid the troublesome work, if I were you.
You can add a resource in the fmeFlowConfig.txt file:
i.e. C:\Program Files\FMEFlow\Server\fmeFlowConfig.txt
Under the “# Shared Resource Management” section - just add another entry like the example below and restart FME Flow.
Example:
SHAREDRESOURCE_TYPE_8=FILE
SHAREDRESOURCE_NAME_8=FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_MOI
SHAREDRESOURCE_DISPLAYNAME_8=MOI
SHAREDRESOURCE_DESCRIPTION_8=Here is the MOI folder
SHAREDRESOURCE_ISMIGRATABLE_8=false
SHAREDRESOURCE_DIR_8=//PATH_TO_FILESHARE/SOMEWHERE/
SHAREDRESOURCE_SECURITY_DEFAULT_ROLES_8=fmeadmin|fmeauthor
SHAREDRESOURCE_SECURITY_DEFAULT_OWNER_8=admin
The user running your FME Flow Services has to have access to the appointed file share.
Thanks a lot for the help! Greatly appreciated! Ill try this. Thanks!