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Hi All, How do i find the abs MAX value of a list.? (ie MAX(ABS(list[-4,-2,1,3))) would return 4Thanks

What do fme_dataset, fme_basename, and fme_feature_type values provide for various formats and how do I get the name and path I need.

Are web connections different from database connections when uploading to FME Server 2017? I have a named connection that I've already uploaded. When publishing, it shows as needing to be uploaded again. But when I try to upload it it says "Named connection already exists". When I uncheck the upload box it says "connection will be unavailable on FME Server". It looks like if I publish the workspace and ignore the "connection will be unavailable" message, it still works. Is this a known issue in 2017.1? I'm using Build 17539. @SteveAtSafe

I noticed that I cannot use parameter values inside the DatabaseJoiner. Am I missing something?   An example:When fetching a user parameter to use it is an attribute, the DatabaseJoiner joins another attribute from an excel file to my feature (upper part in the screenshot). When using the user parameter directly to join attributes from an excel, the transformer parameter button shows red and there is not output. The user parameter has its property 'Attribute Assignment' set to 'Default'.  I found no relevant information on the forum or in the documentation of the DatabaseJoiner. Could anyone come up with a reason? The workaround using a ParameterFetcher solves the problem easily, but I was wondering why it is not possible to use a parameter directly.  I am using FME 2017.1.0.0 (Build 17539 - WIN64).  In the zip file you can find my example workspace and data.

I am using ArcGIS 10.3 with Data Interoperability. I am creating new attribute fields within my processes but the data will be loaded later so I need to define the data type parameters within the workbench prior to data load. Some of the attributes will be strings (varchar) of various lengths and some will be integers or dates. I cannot find AttributeManager as an option within DI. Is there another way of defining the attribute fields?

We have a 4 vcpu server and just added a 4th engine. When all 4 engine run concurrently, CPU usage goes up 100%. In order to optmize performances, should we add core to our vCPU or add vCPU. My understanding is that an engin runs on only one core, therefore adding vCPU wouldn't help, wheras adding core to a vCPU could help optmize parallel processing?Tks.

Hi, I am creating a workbench that executes an sql query (select query) and writes the results to an MS SQL table. I would like to write the contents to an email. I have used the shut down python script before (emailing after workbench has run successfully and writes the number of features written) but I cannot find resources in writing the contents of what has been written to the SQL table. I have four rows and with four fields that gets appended every time the workbench is run.  Is there a way to parse these values to the email? Thank you.

The attached workspace demonstrates the problems I'm having with @ReplaceRegEx and user parameters.  What I'm trying to do is create an output folder name QC within the folder where the input dataset is located.I've created a private user parameter named OutputFolder of type Folder (output) and set it's default value to:@ReplaceRegEx($(SourceDataset_MAPINFO),"^(.+)\\.+$","\1\QC")The intent of the workspace is to simply read the input dataset, create the output folder QC within input dataset folder, and finally write the input dataset to the output folder.When I run the workspace I get the following error messages:Could not create output folder `@ReplaceRegEx(C:\temp\InputGeometries.tab,^(.+)\.+$,\1\QC)' for use by MAPINFO writerCould not create output folder `@ReplaceRegEx(C:\temp\InputGeometries.tab,^(.+)\.+$,\1\QC)' for use by MAPINFO writerDestination Feature Type Routing Correlator(RoutingFactory): Could not create output folder `@ReplaceRegEx(C:\temp\InputGeometries.tab,^(.+)\.+$,

The title says all: what's the best way to send features to a WorkspaceRunner?I tried to use a WKT but for a reason I don't get, it add some `--` in parameters and the WKT received is invalid:Command line arguments are `C:\Program Files\FME2016\fme.exe' `./pg2dxf_reseau_eau.fmw' `--Perimeter' `POLYGON ((507248 137339' `--507484 137669' `507865 137441' `--507629 137111' `507248 137339))'...WARN  |Invalid WKT encountered: POLYGON ((507248 137339

I have a database of shared connections in FME. I can use that to share my public database connections with coworkers, but they cannot edit that file (I believe this is because it's encrypted with my key). That's fine, but as a result - the person using my shared database/web connections can't create their own personal connections anymore without switching back to their own user database. Switching back and forth from the shared file to their own file seems like a pain. Are we doing this right? Is there a better way to do this now?

I want to extract a UK postcode from a free-format address field, but only if there is one.I am using the AttributeManager transformer with a new output attribute value: @Substring(@Value(OriginalAddress),@FindRegEx(@Value(OriginalAddress),"[A-Z][A-Z][0-9][0-9] [0-9][A-Z][A-Z]"),8) This works but I am getting unwanted results where a UK postcode is not found.An important point is that OriginalAddress is a derived output attribute: @UpperCase(@Value(OccAddress1) @Value(OccAddress2) @Value(OccAddress3) @Value(OccAddress4) @Value(OccAddress5))I would like to say something on the lines of: If there's a postcode then get postcode else don't bother.Is this possible without resorting to using a python transformer? Trying to set a Conditional Value in AttrubuteManager does not work in this case as only the original input attributes are recognised in the Output Values builder of the Test Conditions (that is, it's only seeing the OccAddressN fields). 

Hi,My 2015 FME workspace was ready to be published to FME Server 2015 but named connections aren't supported. I see they are supported in 2017 so we will need to upgrade.My question: are there any other known limitations with the named connections on FME Server 2017 that I should be aware of. I'm using the named connections in the following way:I have 3 Oracle spatial connections in the Navigator using named connections linked to 3 published parameters. I also have 70 Joiner transformers, using Oracle Non-spatial, that reference the named connection as a published parameter.Are the above supported if I publish to FME Server 2017.1?I'd like to test but I don't have enough time allocated in this sprint to do so.Thanks,Annette

I am trying to publish workspaces via the REST api. Ideally I would like to programmatically get the workspaces dependencies before publishing to make sure the resources are on the server. When I manually publish via Desktop I get a warning about dependencies, I would like to access this info before publishing with REST. I am making the REST calls with Python so if I had a way to get the dependencies with Python that would be real neat.

Hi,It seems I've uncovered an error in the automated (when run) export of FMW workspace to FME mapping file.My setup includes a custom transformer, which contains a SpatialRelator. I just parameterized the SpatialRelator's "Input Ordered" and "Group By" entries (by choosing the automated creation of new published parameters). The "Group By" ends up as an optional "Attribute List (space delimited)".However, the workspace now fails with:f_51(TransformFact): Definition of transformer 'SpatialCrossJoiner_SpatialRelator' is invalid. 'PROCESS_GROUP_BY' statement doesn't have 2 tokensI then exporting it to an FME, and searched for "PROCESS_GROUP_BY", and found it.FACTORY_DEF * TransformFact:9:SpatialRelator                           \   FACTORY_NAME "$(SpatialCrossJoiner_WORKSPACE_NAME)_SpatialRelator"  \   FACTORY_META_PARAMS                                                 \   TRANSFORMER_NAME:"$(SpatialCrossJoiner_WORKSPACE_NAME)_SpatialRelator" \   TRANSFORMER_PARAMS:XFORMER_NAME,$(Spatial

Hi,I don't think this is possible but would be glad to be proved wrong. Can anyone think of a way to populate a list parameter from the result of an oracle query. I have an oracle schema where users can add tables. At run time I want the user to be able to select two tables from a drop down list and use those. Each time the workspace is run these table names would be different.

I download FME server from the FME web site today October 16 2017 (FME Server 2017.1.1 64-bit windows FME Server build 17650)I am setting up an active/passive architecture. Mostly as derscribed on the web site https://docs.safe.com/fme/2016.1/html/FME_Server_Documentation/Content/AdminGuide/Active-Passive-Basic-Architecture.htm Everything has been going as described until after I setup the FME web services a third windows server 2016 VM. For the web application server I chose the FME Server Web Application Server (port 8080) I get stuck when I get to the first step in configuring the FME server for Failover. I can't find the web application properties file (propertiesFile.properties) specified as step 1 after the windows install at https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Server_Documentation/Content/AdminGuide/Install-the-FME-Server-Web-Services.htm#Install. I suspect its in <FMEServerDir>/Utilities/tomcat/webapps/fmedatastreaming/WEB-INF/conf/ but I can't find fmedatas

Hi,Was thinking what would be simpliest way to make this..For example making 1-2000-K35 to 0012000K000035So idea is to have bunch of values into this same form.. (000-0000-K000000, without "-")Not sure how to explain it easier.For now I can make it with splitter, bunch of testers and concatenator.. Would think there is easier way to make it. Maybe with some regular expressions?

After today's webcast, where can I find more content about workflow management and parallel processing?

I'm wondering whether there is a Knowledge Base article on batch processing using the workspace runner

I am trying to create a data download service in FME Server 2016 (single engine), but have run into some problems.I have a master workspace that is created as a Data Download Service in FME Server.The master workspace is structured as follows: The data order is chopped into sub-orders and passed into an FMEServerJobSubmitter. The workspace called by the FMEServerJobSubmitter stores the exported data into a folder (the folder name is specified as a parameter in the FMEServerJobSubmitter). When all the sub-orders are completed, a FeatureWriter (FileCopy) moves the folder and its contents into the FME_SERVER_DEST_DIR, and the data is then zipped and shipped.Most of the writers in the sub-workspace have fanout, and this is where my problems begin:The writers that only have fanout on the feature type level work fine. For instance, a shapefile writer that simply produces shapefiles with different names works perfectly. The writers that have fanout on the dataset level produce junk files. For

What would cause an an fme.exe/fmeworker.exe process to become suspended?

Folks,I have an odd scenario. I was working on a workspace and my PC crashed. It was not FME related. In fact it was during a file copy and there's some issue with my network card driver.I had unsaved edits.I found a recover document that points me to another location with a "wp_" prefix file. It looks like this is some kind of log of edits. Checking the "wp_" file it seems to have most of my edits.The odd thing is on restart I wasn't given the option to recover.1. is it possible to trigger a recover?2. is it possible to parse the "wp_" and get some if not all the pending edits back?Thanks in advance

I may have missed something, but when I run the workspace I'm working on right now one of the connections - between a Sorter and an XMLTemplater - partially disappears and only shows behind the feature count. See the attached screenshot. Any ideas there?This is in 2017.1.1 build 17650, 64-bit.

The "Auto Connect" button in the Attribute Connection window is not working. This has been a problem for a couple of years now, but I'm just now reporting it as a problem. Is this happening for anybody else? Is there some way to fix it? It would save me loads of time if I could get it to work properly.