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timboberooskyContributor

asked in Automation

Is it possible to attach a file with an unknown filename to the Email External Action?

I'm trying to attach a file to the Email External Action in an Automation that always has a different filename (date/time) but is in the same location, and is the only file in the folder. I've added this folder as a resource and tried to use a * wildcard but it fails to send the email. If I give the exact filename, the email sends successfully with the attachment. Also, I can do this successfully using the Emailer transformer in a Workspace and feeding it the exact name via a Text File Reader, but I'd rather use the External Action in Automations if possible. Any thoughts?Thanks!

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3 years ago

braggkenContributor

asked in Automation

How do I get the "Content" out of the trigger "FME Server Topic Notified"

Embarrassed to be asking this but in an FME Server Automation how do I get just the raw the "Content" from the trigger FME Server Topic Notified. We have the various keys but none of them seem to correspond directly to the Content of the notification. Please don't tell me Content has to be Json keys! 😅 In the workspace the FME Server Notifier has a Content parameter so

How can I batch a FME workspace without a workspace-runner?

Dear FME community,I have a question concerning the FME workbench. I have a pretty complex workspace where I need two different inputs, which have to be compared with each other. Both inputs require several hundred files. Now it is important that input a starts with file 1 (not with any other file) and input b also starts with the first file. Both inputs have to select one file after another in the correct order. The files are named after a certain scheme so that corresponding have the same naming parts. Manually I could just select the files, but since there are hundreds of processes, I would prefer a batch method. I tried a workspace runner, but this only can handle one input. Is there any process that can handle this? I would appreciate any hint concerning this matter.Thank you so much in advance.

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3 years ago

bgeorgesContributor

asked in Automation

Trigger an automation when a server app is completed

Hi, I am using FME Server 2020. I have a workspace that is available in a server app. I would like to trigger an automation when that workspace is runned from the server app form. How can I achieve that? Thank you!

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3 years ago

robotixContributor

asked in Automation

Is there a way to get a more verbose log from automations that don't have a workspace?

This is actually a 2 part question:Is there a way to get a more verbose log from automations that don't have a workspace?If I can view the logs from the menu on the automation page, aren't the logs stored in a file somewhere on the server? So I can retrieve them in a file format? Thanks!

how to use an output key in a workspace that is generated in the automation

Hey all, I'm playing around with fme server and the automations. I've got an interesting usecase. There is a SFTP that im wachting with fme server for creation events. I see as and output you get the filepath en filename. Now i want to grab that file within a workspace. I tried with the FTP caller. Is it possible to use the output keys to set up the URL in the ftp caller if so how so? Cheers

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3 years ago

warrendevEnthusiast

asked in Automation

PDF Reader failing to read email attachment

I have an automation setup in FME Server 2021.1 that polls an inbox and parses the pdf email attachment. I'm receiving a failure from the reader attempting to parse the pdf with a filename that contains a certain character –. It is reading the character as "??". I tried to identify this online and it shows it as U+2013 : EN DASH. I can see this is a formatting issue, but what can I do to fix this if I have no control over the filename that will be sent to the inbox? FilenameInvoice #2071 - 5559 REDACTED TR D #1256 – Proration.pdf FME Server Error2021-7-22 09:20:33 | PDF2D reader: PDF Reader: Failed to open document 'C:\ProgramData\Safe Software\FME Server\resources\system\temp\emailattachments\20210720120551-REDACTED_Invoicing-REDACTED_-_Fixed_Bid-8d4ca970-18b5-4f8b-84b3-c10893d5e69e\Invoice #2071 - 5559 REDACTED TR D #1256 ?? Proration.pdf' because it does not exist or because the reader does not have permission to access the file

3 years ago

jiriteach

asked in Automation

Global Rule - Email if Workbench Fails?

Hi - Wondering if this is possible? Having a global rule that can send an email if a workbench fails as opposed to having to consider this each time within an automation. Thanks

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3 years ago

dms2Contributor

asked in Automation

Is it possible to trigger an automation when executing an FME Server app?

We have upgraded from FME 2014 to 2020 and we want to take advantage of the new available features.The problem here is that I thought automations would make everything easier and could replace things like using shutdown python scripts to do whatever when the workspace fails or end as expected but I don't see automations can help us when our trigger would be just the execution of an FME Server app.Any ideas?

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3 years ago

ingallaContributor

asked in Automation

Problem with Scheduled Task not running

AllI have set up a scheduled task to be run via the windows task scheduler and NOT on FME Server. If I run the work bench everything is fine, as it is when i run the workbench via the .bat file. However, when I try to get Task Scheduler to run the .bat file it says it has completed, however checks show it has not. When looking at the log file i see these lines2021-07-19 13:28:29| 0.3| 0.0|INFORM|Opening the Esri Geodatabase reader2021-07-19 13:28:32| 1.3| 1.0|INFORM|The ArcObjects license 'Advanced' is being selected from the ESRILicenseInfo ArcObjects call2021-07-19 13:28:32| 1.3| 0.0|INFORM|The Esri Product license used by this machine does not include licenses for the 'Advanced' licensing level2021-07-19 13:28:32| 1.3| 0.0|ERROR |Unable to perform any licensing related tasks. Please check your Esri ArcGIS Compatibility setting. This 64-bit version of FME requires 64-bit Background Geoprocessing, ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Server. Refer to this this article http://fme.ly/qua fo

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3 years ago

adrian_farrellContributor

asked in Automation

Hi I have a workspace that runs from Workbench but if i try to run from a Scheduled task i get no output I have put snips of the ERROR and FATAL messages below. This has happened in 2020.1.1.0 (20200801 - Build 20608 - WIN64) and 2020.1.0.0 Th

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3 years ago

nic_ranContributor

asked in Automation

Send a single email if multiple Automation workspaces fail

Is there any way to send a single, aggregated email listing all failed workspaces if multiple workspaces in an FME Server Automation fail?For example, if I have 3 workspaces running in parallel and 2 of the 3 fail, I'd like a single email telling me which 2 failed.It looks like this might be possible with the new Split-Merge block in FME 2021 but, unfortunately, I'm on FME Server 2020.

3 years ago

brent_frakes

asked in Automation

Unable to Get Automated Webhook to Trigger

I am wanting to trigger a very simple automation using a webhook. There is no need to pass any parameters - I just need the automation to run two workspaces. When I set up the webhook, copy the webhook url, and then start the automation, the webhook fails to run if I call it. What puzzles me is that configuring a webhook using the automations (as opposed to creating a webhook for a specific workspace) doesn't add a token that I can manage under User Settings >> Manage Tokens. I found this token management to be essential to ensuring that the webhook had the correct permissions to run successfully. Please advise on what I am missing or doing incorrectly. Note that I am using FME Server 2020.0 (Win64) Thanks

Find point in between 2 parallel lines (Dual carriageway road)

I have sample data where dual carriageway road is present in one layer and in another layer I have point layer, I need to find out of point which falls inside dual carriageway road, as shown in image red circle. If point is outside the dual carriageway road then no issues but it should not be in 2 lines, sample data is attached.If anyone can help with workbench then it would be really nice and time saver for me, thanks in advance 😀 .

3 years ago

geraldlockard

asked in Automation

I would like to take a number of dwg files from one location, change the coordinate system, and save them to another location with a suffix i.e. '_newfile'. I have the code for the coordinate conversion, but having trouble with the bulk input and o

I would like to take a number of dwg files from one location, change the coordinate system, and save them to another location with a suffix i.e. '_newfile'.I have the code for the coordinate conversion, but am having trouble with the bulk input and output with the suffx- any help with code would be much appreciated, thanks!

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3 years ago

pandaEnthusiast

asked in Automation

Is there anyway to Delay email from FME Server automation?

I have FME Server trigger event late at night and it will automatically email with the report right after the workspace has completed. Is there anyway to delay the email to send in early morning instead even though workspace still ran at night? Thank you!

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3 years ago

timboberooskyContributor

asked in Automation

Server Automation Filter Syntax

Hello all. I'm new to FME Server Automations and I'm wondering about the Filter Action "Contains String" syntax. I want to filter on the Job Status Output text from the previous workspace run, and I'm wondering if you can add more than one text string to search for. I've tried a few ways and can't seem to find documentation specifically on this. I have it working searching for one specific string which needs no formatting at all, simply entering "FME_BEGIN_PYTHON script returned error on execution" filters correctly. Any info or assistance would be appreciated!I'm working with FME Server 2019.1.3.1.Thanks!

I need to install and use FME server on an Ubuntu cloud machine, on distant, via SSH command terminal. Could you please advise me about that? Thanks.

I will make a backup from my current Windows machine, Will it be possible to restore it on that machine? Thanks.

3 years ago

swethabhupathiContributor

asked in Automation

once i stoped an automation and again i want to start is its giving error "Unable to enable xxxxxx There was an issue with component "Workspace". Subscription e39f275f-b7d6-4006-89a9-bec0b5e5d8d7-b9c6a63a-bc2d-2914-9906-35915d3c392d already exists.

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3 years ago

anteboy65Contributor

asked in Automation

Is there someone out there who has an example of how to publish a workspace to the server outside FME Desktop? I was thinking of creating a Python script and develop some sort of framwork to make it easy to publish several workspaces at the same time

What I need is an easy example of how to publish a single workspace to the server in a Python script.

FME Server Email IMAP Automation not receiving email attachments

We have an FME Server automation configured for IMAP to read unread emails as they arrive. This is set to polling every 1 minute. The issue we are encountering, is that emails that arrive from a 3rd party server do not have the attachments in FME Server, however, i see the attachments to the emails in outlook and OWA. If i forward the email with the attachment to email inbox FME Server is monitoring, then it does pickup the attachment. Could it be FME server is processing the email before exchange has downloaded the attachment? thanks,Raviteja

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3 years ago

lorindaParticipant

asked in Automation

How to delete a published workspace?

Hi, I have two published workspaces that I want to delete - changes made and name of workspace changed. Don't want to confuse anyone down the road that may be needing to update the server automations. I haven't found any place to remove published workspaces. Any pointers? Right now, at 2019.1; will be upgrading to 2021.0.1 very soon.Thanks!Lorinda

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3 years ago

swethabhupathiContributor

asked in Automation

while setting up an automation for sending a mail its giving error "an exception occurred. invalid addresses"

Converting .LAS/.LAZ files to DSM/greyscale images

Hey everyone, new to FME. Not a professional in GIS, so please excuse my lack of knowledge on terminology. I'm using this guide and I've followed the instructions, as well as downloaded the provided workbench file, but for some reason, I can't get my .LAS/.LAZ files to convert properly. Using the first method from the guide yields the weird image above. Does anyone know what's wrong? I've tried this with a few files and it doesn't seem that my files are the issue. I've uploaded the project file to this post.

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3 years ago

huguesContributor

asked in Automation

Merge 2 files geodatabase

Hi. I have to load a lot of FGDB in another one. The file geodatabsae have the same schema. Can you help meThank.

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3 years ago

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