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Importing a Feature type from a Disabled Writer does not turn the Writer grey

  • July 24, 2026
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s.jager
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If I have an MS SQL Writer that I have disabled for whatever reason, all the features in the workspace turn grey. Perfect, is a very good indication that it is disabled. However: if I import another table, that writer is added to the Main canvas and to the Navigator in full color!

Which caused me quite a bit of head scratching this morning: why was nothing written to the database? It seems to me that this is a bug in FME Form (FME(R) 2026.1.2.0 (20260512 - Build 26124 - WIN64), but maybe I am overlooking/overthinking something…

To reproduce: 

  1. Add an MS SQL Server Writer, use Import from Dataset to select a table.
  2. Right-click on the Writer in the Navigator, and select Disable [writer_name].
  3. Table on the canvas turns grey, as it should.
  4. From the menu select Build - Writers - Import Feature Types.
  5. Select another table, click OK.
  6. Now I see one grey table and one in full color…

 

Best answer by jamatsafe

Hi ​@s.jager, thanks for flagging this! This is definitely not the behavior we’d expect, and we’ve already logged it internally under FMEFORM-12965. It doesn’t seem to be format specific, so I’ve added your report to the existing ticket for the team to review.
I know it’s not much of a workaround, but saving and reopening the workspace should redraw the imported feature type correctly as disabled. I’ll keep an eye on the ticket and follow up here if there’s any movement or additional information. Thanks again for taking the time to report this!

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    • August 20, 2026

    Hi ​@s.jager, thanks for flagging this! This is definitely not the behavior we’d expect, and we’ve already logged it internally under FMEFORM-12965. It doesn’t seem to be format specific, so I’ve added your report to the existing ticket for the team to review.
    I know it’s not much of a workaround, but saving and reopening the workspace should redraw the imported feature type correctly as disabled. I’ll keep an eye on the ticket and follow up here if there’s any movement or additional information. Thanks again for taking the time to report this!

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