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Communicate breaking changes in packages more clearly to the user

  • February 12, 2026
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mgg_beca
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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

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      jamatsafe
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      • jamatsafeSafer
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      • February 13, 2026

      Hi ​@mgg_beca,

      I’m sorry to hear the package updates are causing workspaces to stop working. Thanks for raising this and for the suggestions on improving visibility of changes, they do make a lot of sense. As we look into this, are you experiencing the global ID issues on AGOL or Enterprise Portal or both? Do you recall which package version you were you using previously? 

      Please submit a support ticket with a minimal repro workspace and any relevant logs/error messages. Given the impact, an example scenario like this will be helpful for us to document the behavior clearly and make sure it’s escalated to the appropriate team for review.

       

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