Update metadata for Geodatabase

import fme
import fmeobjects
import arcpy

from arcpy import metadata as md

gdb_path = r'U:\Joep\fme_forum.gdb'
gdb_md = md.Metadata(gdb_path)

#you can add "\feature_dataset_name" to your gdb path if you need feature dataset metadata
#>>> gdb_path = r'U:\Joep\fme_forum.gdb\dataset_a"

class FeatureProcessor(object):
    def __init__(self):
        pass
    def input(self, feature):
        pass
    def close(self):
        metadata_feature = fmeobjects.FMEFeature()
        metadata_feature.setAttribute('metadata_xml',gdb_md.xml)

        self.pyoutput(metadata_feature)

Thanks for your suggestion, I used a regular Python script for setting the metadata for the gdb and the datasets, since it is only high level meta. For the classes I still use the XMLUpdater. It’s a bit cumbersome, but works good for now. At least I don’t have to set the meta by hand :)

I made it work by using the PythonCaller as you suggested, thanks for pointing me in that direction. Now I have everything (meta for gdb, dataset and classes) in one workbench.

Very cool! 😎 Glad to be of help

Hello Nathan,

I am currently rmeeting a similar challange and am very happy to see, that with joepks advice, you already succeded in this.

However, I am quite new to fme and even more to python, so I’ll have a hard time putting all the peaces together. Would it be possible for you to share your workbench?. It would be much easier for me to apply this solution to my particular task, if I could benefit from a hands-on-example.

I’d be very thankful :)