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Okay, hear me out 😄In december we’ll be doing a webinar about Best Practices, but because it’s a bit of a tradition to make the last webinar of the year a fun one we’re going to call it the Worst (Best) Practices webinar. So we’re looking for workspaces that are complex, undocumented, badly designed with renamed transformers.Way back in the day the training materials included the Chamber of Workspace Horrors Powerpoint, that’s the kind of stuff I’m looking for.Feel free to reach out to me privately, anonimity is guaranteed 😃(Normally we do our webinars in Dutch, but depending on the response we can also do this one in English, so if you’re interested in that also please let us know!!!)

Goodmorning! I want to write a dataset with the postgis writer to GeoServer, but the result gives errors.  Process: A reader of municipal boundaries, and a reader with fire hydrants, the fire hydrants gets clipped on the boundaries layer, and then i want to write it to Geoserver. The postGIS writer says its succesfull, but when i inspect the layer in QGIS, there is no data, and i get the error: there is no item in geometry_colums. What have i done wrong in the postGIS writer? Can anyone help me?  Thanks in advance! 

HiI draw some 3d lines from point cloud but sometimes I snapped the wrong point so now I need to check if all my vertex are correct. So in the picture I need to detect the vertex encircled in yellow any suggestion ? thx Francesco 

Good morning.I’ve been testing lately a FME Flow 2024 version.When writing “Date” field types using the ArcGIS Online Feature Writer, the following warning masked as an error is thrown:D:\code\fme\source\engine\plugins\python\fme-arcgisonline\src\arcgisonlinefeatures\arcgisonlinefeatures_rest_writer_helper.py:557: DeprecationWarning: datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp() is deprecated and scheduled for removal in a future version. Use timezone-aware objects to represent datetimes in UTC: datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp, datetime.UTC).The FME 2025 Change Log shows this entry:It only mentions the Reader. Would it be possible to know if that deprecation was solved for the Writer, too?Thanks!

Hello Safe Folks,I am trying SharepointOnline Connector with a TenantID, Client ID and CLient Secret.I followed https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407443807117-Getting-Started-with-Microsoft-SharePoint#WebConnection https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/30678084674189-How-to-Create-a-SharePointOnlineConnector-Web-Connection-with-Application-PermissionsIn the second URL, it suggests to have 

I am looking at implementing something like this: https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407459193613-HTML-Page-with-Link-to-Download-Excel-File-FME-Flow-AppBut I don’t want to create a webhook for public access for the data streaming link, I want this restricted to the same role/group that has access to the server app - is that possible?

HiSomething strange. I just wanted to write shapefiles with a fanout based on a field in the attributes, and that no longer works.  No errors, it creates the folders in the specified location but does not fill them.  It selects one and ignores the rest. I don't understand. I've used it a million times and never had any problems.  Has anyone else noticed this? Is it the version or is it me?

Hi,I recently moved to FME Form 2025.0.3 from FME Workbench 2021.1.2.The install is on a central windows machine. Some workbenches run as other users. ArcMap and ArcPro (3.4) are also installed on this machine.All our workbenches involve ESRI enterprise geodatabase readers or writers, so require an ESRI licence to run.Users of FME all have named user licences for ArcPro, they are able to launch Pro and obtain a licence on the central machine.When I use FME Form there is no issue accessing the ESRI licence and using the readers/writer. However when testing with other users, who have the same type of named user ESRI licence, FME reports the error: “Worker 6428 > Unable to perform any licensing related tasks. Please check your Esri ArcGIS Compatibility workspace parameter, found in Navigator -> Workspace Parameters -> Translation. This 64-bit version of FME requires ArcGIS Desktop along with 64-bit Background Geoprocessing; ArcGIS Pro;

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I am creating some PNGs from my analysis and until recently the MapnikRasterizer has been creating transparency according to the opacity setting for my polygons.I did not touch the MapnikRasterizer, but the results do not show any transparency anymore.Below a screenshot of the settings I made and the opacity setting is the same for all polygons, yet there is no transparency to see in the resulting PMGs. Is there anything where you see something problematic, that might prohibit transperancy?

Just upgraded from 2022 to the latest version for Flow and Form. Whenever I publish a workbench the publication works then shortly after the log gets the message “The web connection 'FME Account' could not be loaded”We don’t have a Web connection “FME Account “ and the task has completed anyway. Any ideas where this is coming from?  

There are situations when I want a variable or parameter to determine whether a certain process is run or not. I could add the variable as an attribute to each feature and then test for the value of the variable. But that way the variable controls the process for each feature, when I already know that I don't want put any of the features through the process. And it feels like creating an unneccesary amount of extra data (even though temporarily), which I have to remove later on.I've come across this before, and now I have a case where I want to run part of my workspace once a week and another part every day. (An alternative is to distribute the processes across separate workspaces, of course.)What I'm thinking of is functionality like the feature reader has: it only reads features when triggered by an initiator. But I can't think of a way to do this with other transformers.Does anyone know of a way to achieve this in FME Workbench / Form?

Hi, I’ve seen this touched on in other posts, but I wanted to ask directly: has anyone had success getting data into a Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse, and what are the best authentication methods?I think there are potentially options using the Azure Blob Storage connector to push CSV files in, and possibly using the Fabric API as well. Before I go down the governance route and request SAS tokens or API keys, I’d like to hear about others’ experiences to make sure what I’m asking for is actually going to work.I have a few data rescue use cases where I need to scrape large volumes of documents, structure the outputs using FME, and then write the data to a Lakehouse so the business can use it for reporting.I’ve managed to get data out of Lakehouses using the SQL endpoint with a SQL Database Reader, since it has Entra ID authentication integrated.Any insights apperciated.  im using FME 2024

Hi,I recently upgraded from 2025.1.1.0 b25615 to 2025.1.3.2 b25646 and noticed that whenever I open a .fmw file, a new folder, “.sentry-fme” is created in the same directory.When I started FME from my desktop shortcut, a “.sentry-fme” folder was created on my desktop once the program was up and running.Could we get this fixed? I’d rather not bloat my directories with temporary files if I can help it. I’ve since downgraded back to 2025.1.1.0.Thanks,

Hi FMEers.I have an interesting task and thought I’d come directly to the experts for advice! I want to pick a random position on Earth, but it has to be on land. How would you go about it?The obvious route is to simply pick a random coordinate, repeating the process if it doesn't fall within a land boundary. That seems inelegant. Alternatively, maybe I could use H3 hexes? Generate all level 15 hexes over land and pick one at random. That seems slow.I'm open to any suggestions. I want lat/long coordinates to about 7 decimal places, and I need it to run (on Flow) in around 1 or 2 seconds.Thanks for any suggestions.Mark

I am reading data from SQL Server that is in the default dbo schema. I want to write the data into a specific schema in postGIS.But i struggle to make to do this as a dynamic workbench.The setting is to Always create tables. The table is created as expected (dbo. is replaced with correct postgis schema name in StringReplacer).But i get an error trying to write featurePOSTGIS Writer: Fanout for feature type '' failed to find feature type template ''Seem to be a missmatch between the schema feature and the feature itself?  

I have an odd problem. I have suddenly lost the ability to view the lists on my objects in the “feature information” pane. They are indeed there, I can search and explode them, but for some reason -mid working on this workbench- I have suddenly lost the ability to see my lists.I am in version 2024.2. I havent found anything helpful or related online yet so thank you if anyone is able to assist. created list ^ no list visible ^ I am ONLY able to see the lists in the “Found” port of a list search

Hello,Does FME has some kind of DefaultCoordinateSystemSetter? I've created an FME workspace that dynamically transforms FileGDB layers into an Oracle SDE database. For this, I need the Oracle SRID and ESRI WKT coordinate system descriptions. To get these, I use the CoordinateSystemDescriptionConverter transformer (handy tool!). However, there are tables without geometry (which crash the ESRI WKT conversion, luckily a TestFilter or something similar fixes that). But it gets worse when geometries enter the workspace that DO have coordinates, but NO coordinate system. Setting the coordinate system on the reader doesn't work because I expect multiple coordinate systems in the data, and setting one of them as the default on the reader will incorrectly overwrite data with a different coordinate system.So here's what I need to do:Extract the existing one (CoordinateSystemExtractor) Test if it resulted in an empty value (Tester) Set the "default"

Hi all.I just ran into a curious problem. I tried to generate a buffer around my data, exporting it to GML. The problem is that QGIS won’t open the generated GML.I found that the GML data contained geometry errors (OGC Simple), and that these in part was made by the Bufferer transformer !??When I debug run a GeometryValidator->Bufferer->GeometryValidator setup, only running passed+repaired features into the Bufferer, the second GeometryValidator outputs failed geometries, i.e. output by the Bufferer..Is this a known problem ?CheersUsing 2025.2 beta

I have been trying to find a good use for the ‘ai assist’ function. I don’t think it has ever succeeded in providing a useful answer. Have any of you had any luck?Or do you also copy paste to a real ai?In this example I needed a SQL Query edited, but my request was invalid for no reason. When I post in any other LLM I get a thorough response and description of this and that.My overall questions is probably, why is the FME implementation so poor? Is this spelling the early signs of the end for FME? 

I try to create tables where schema definition is from SQL Server into PostGIS. Schema onlyFor this i have a simple workflow. But for the life of me i do not understand why my tables are not created despite FME report everything went well?String replacer is just changing the name of fme_freature_type_name to remove the standard “dbo.” table qualifyier from SQL Server.   Writer setup Log                           Features Written Summary=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-rplanforslag_alternativ_forslag.RpAngittHensynGrense                         1rplanforslag_alternativ_forsl

Hello,is there any version of FMEFORM 2025 that will allow me to select a coordinate system in the reader from outside the short list without automatically closing the entire application? I checked 2025.1.1 and 2025.1.3. or is there any tip to do this? I tried different scenarios and always when i am trying to open More coordinate systems the application closed by itself.Regards Artur Gustowski  

Hello,I have a configuration table that my FME workspace reads to update a GIS database. This table includes ArcSDE database connection information. The workspace dynamically reads each database connection one at a time and passes it to the Feature Reader. Because it's dynamic, all features are routed through the generic port.Currently, I use an AttributeExposer to make feature attributes available for processing. However, this requires manual updates whenever database schemas change, which is problematic since the workspace runs on a schedule.Is there a way to automatically expose attributes at runtime, based on the schema of the next database being read, so I can eliminate the need for manually updating the AttributeExposer? Thank you, 

Hi all, My colleague and I are preparing to do the Form and Flow certification exams. We use our work laptop to start Talview. The laptop only has FME Form 2024 (scripted). We would like to remote desktop onto our azure virtual machine to access Form 2025 for the exam.  This machine is also set up for publishing to Flow.Will Talview allow access to a remote machine for the exam? Thanks,Annette

Hi Long time user, havent posted as not been hands on in a long time but here goesWe are looking to add new extensions into GPX files Something like: <trk>    <extensions>      <htrk:HemaTrack>        <htrk:difficulty>          very_difficult        </htrk:difficulty>      </htrk:HemaTrack>    </extensions>  </trk> We have an XSD definition for the namespace as well <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xsd:schema targetNamespace="http://hema-ota-test.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/gpx/extension-schema/v1" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns="http://hema-ota-test.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/gpx/extension-schema/v1" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">        <xsd:annotation><xsd:documentation>    This schema defines the Hema Maps extensions to be used with the GPX 1.1 schema