Automation

I am just getting started with trying to use deployment parameters. When creating a scheduled automation, I thought I could use cron in a scheduled automation trigger but store the cron details in a deployment parameter. I took a working cron configuration and stored those details in a deployment parameter. Then when trying to enable the automation I got this error message in the debug log: Unable to assemble automation. Invalid Cron expression: {deployment.Trap_Daily_CRON}I am selecting the deployment parameter from the menu when creating the cron configuration, not just typing this in so I had expectations that this would succeed.There doesn’t seem any way to get this working that I can see.Is this something that is actually available?This is on FME Flow Hosted 2025.1.3.

Hello everyone,I’m working on an FME workspace where I need to process multiple input files sequentially within the same workflow, and I want to make sure that each file is processed independently, without any data or state being kept in memory from the previous file.Conceptually, what I’m looking for is a way to flush or reset the internal state between files, so that:cached features, temporary aggregates, statistics, or in-memory objectsfrom a previously processed file do not affect the processing of the next one.ContextI’m looping over multiple files (using a file-based workflow, not separate workspaces). The workflow includes transformers that may keep internal state (e.g. aggregations, statistics, grouping, geometry operations). The goal is to guarantee deterministic, per-file proces

If there is an automation where a workspace with an automations writer, triggers a child workspace a number of times is it possible to restrict those jobs to run on the same engine without the use of a queue?I want all child jobs triggered from the writer to run on the same engine as each other for a single automation run, but i don’t necessarily want to say that jobs can only be run on a single engine, as would be the case if I set up a queue

Hi, im quite new in FME so im not sure if I can explain what im trying to do :) but I get an error message in FME workbench. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this? I have checked all the suggestions..Insida_basfil_Recorder (RecorderFactory): Failed to open FME feature store file `C:\Users\ics088\AppData\Local\Temp\wb-inspectors-iFMRGD\inspector.ffs' for write -- ensure that the folder exists, the file is not in use (even by another transformer), and that you have sufficient privileges to write to it.Saving feature type index into file 'C:\Users\ics088\AppData\Local\Temp\wb-inspectors-iFMRGD\inspector.fsi'Finished saving feature type index into file 'C:\Users\ics088\AppData\Local\Temp\wb-inspectors-iFMRGD\inspector.fsi'Translation FAILED with 1 error(s) and 2596 warning(s) (857 feature(s) output)ERROR : Failed to open FME feature store file `C:\Users\ics088\AppData\Local\Temp\wb-inspectors-iFMRGD\inspector.ffs' for write -- ensure that the fol

Hello everyone,I have a question in regards to naming the filename of the datadownload output.I was wondering whether it's possible to change the name instead of having a name such as FME_55460769_1764252272631_14296.zip for example.I found a post with a workaround, but he post is already 7 years old and I don't manage to use the workaround succesfully. Does anyone know if there is a different and easier way to change the name of the zip file?

Hello everyone,I am trying to create a FME Flow workspace which can be triggered via webhook and want to pass the result back to the initiating application for the user to download. The plan is more or less like this: In a webmap application, the user can create a bounding box. In the background the FME Flow workspace is triggered which then sends some HTTP-Requests to an OGC API, gets an xml response and parses that response into a more user friendly GeoPackage. That GeoPackage is then provided to the user via download.  Now that process already works partway. I managed to trigger the workspace via webhook and create the GeoPackage according to the parameters provided in the webhook message/body but I am struggling on how to now pass on the created file to the user/back to the webmap.The data is created within the shared_resources folders where I can access it but I cant seem to find any way akin to the data download or data streamin

I'm attempting to use PointCloudSurfaceBuilder in FME 2024 to build surfaces from a classified LAS point cloud (3D, ~3.6 million points, CSRS.UTM-11N), as part of a workflow to generate pit-free canopy height model (CHM) slices.My goal is to use the Search Radius parameter to control triangle edge length and prevent long connections across canopy gaps. However, I’m consistently running into the following issues:  Surface output is sparse or almost empty, even when using the full unfiltered point cloud (no slicing or thinning). Changing Search Radius from 0.45 to 1.5 to 10 meters does not resolve the issue — only a few tiny triangles are ever generated. Processing time exceeds 30 minutes per

Hello.  We have several Flow Workspace Apps that use a customized browser icon and heading logo image.  I was wondering if those files can be retrieve from Flow or can be found in a folder path on the machine where Flow is installed, since we have misplaced those image files.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.

Hello FME Community,I’ve encountered an issue in FME Flow and would appreciate your input.We have an automation webhook that receives messages from another system and then triggers a workspace. The source system is a building management system used by our real estate department. It sends a message whenever a new building is added or an existing building is updated, and this works perfectly.However, the problem occurs when a building is deleted. The delete message contains data only in the header and nothing in the body. As a result, FME Flow returns a 400 Bad Request error with the following output: {"message": "JSON Parse Error: Unable to read message body"}.The error goes away if I add {} in the body in Postman and then send the message to Flow.I’ve spoken with the administrator of the building management system about the possibility of including {} in the body, but unfortunately, that’s not an option. Question:

Hello all, I have a FME flow web-app (image 1). I am attempting to get a message to the user in certain circumstances via HTML output (image 2), which displays a message via the browser to the user if certain conditions are met, via redirecting the web-app page, e.g. there is an issue with their edits (image 3)image 1image 2image 3, text printed through the browserThis works, sort of. but its not good enough for end users, as the page redirects, but

 Hello All,  I have successfully created a Workspace App that allows the user to search for available sampling sites in our database, and return the matched results in a new webpage using the Data Streaming service. We are using version 2024.1 for both Flow and Form.The screenshot below shows the simple flow - the users parameter values are tested to see which are blank/missing for when optional fields have no selections entered/chosen. The appropriate SQLExecutor then outputs the matches to the HTMLReportGenerator which creates a HTML table for the writer to generate the content.  My end goal is similar to this question but differs

Goodmorning!  I have an FME Flow workspace app, and it won't run. It has worked for about a week, and after that it stopped working. The problem is, according to the logs, the AttributeFileWriter. It just says, rejected, nothing more. We believe its the string we use to dynamically choose the output location of the photo's. See attached picture. This is the string: $(FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_DATA)/@Value(Jaar)\@Value(IncidentNummer) @Value(Dag)-@Value(Maand)-@Value(Jaar) @Value(Plaatsnaam)\@Value(IncidentBijlageId).jpgThe strings works just fine in FME Form, but, not anymore on FME Flow. This string has worked before on Flow, but stopped working for some reason. We did look into it, but could not find a solution to this. Can anyone explain this? Thank you!  

I accidentally deleted the wrong automation in FME Flow and I am not able to see how I can recover it.

I’m looking into how long certain jobs are spending in a queue prior to running via a restAPI call. I have a number of jobs where the time reported for timeQueued is greater than the time reported for timeStarted It’s not really an issue, i can just assume that these have been processed immediately but it’s a bit strange

Hi, I have been getting this typical error. The scenario is I have a base template that I use in my feature writer to ingest the data into from Column A to DL. Now when I process the workflow using the FME FORM and generate the output every thing seems to work fine. However when the output gets generated through the FLOW/ Workspace link somehow FME is trying to ingest in blank characters after the column DL that does not even appear visually and I selected a random range of range of cells to check if any exists after Column DL and there seems to be nothing. The log says Excel Reader: Found named range '_xlnm._FilterDatabase' on sheet 'StandardTemplate'. This is a Microsoft Excel internal name so FME will not show it as a sheet. If you wish to read this named range, please rename it. StandardTemplate is the sheet name that exists on the base template and the goal is to ingest the data into this sheet.

Hi!I’m using FME 2024.2.1 (also tested in 2025) and making a POST request via OPENAPICaller to the following endpoint:http://localhost:8080/fmeapiv4/ldapservers/{id}/synchronize The endpoint responds with HTTP 204 (No Content) and an empty response body. In FME, however, the request is marked as rejected, and the translation ends with translation failed.Is this expected behavior — that a 204 without a body is considered an error in FME/OPENAPICaller?Is there any way to work around it (e.g. by adjusting headers, using a different transformer, or having the endpoint return 200 with an empty JSON response)?Setup details: FME version: 2024.2.1 (also tested in 2025) Transformer: OPENAPICaller Method: POST URL: http://localhost:8080/fmeapiv4/ldap

I have an FME job which is based on the JobFailureNotify example provided by this article below, where I have an automation that triggers on a job failing and then runs this workspace to email me some details from the JSON it provides.Send Email Notification on Failed or Cancelled Jobs – FME Support CenterI’m using 2025.1 and apiv4. When I try to test it in FME Flow, I get the following error. It’s like FME Flow cannot handle the URL in the HTTPCaller to have ‘/log’ after an attribute value.My request URL is: https://<MYSERVERURL>/fmeapiv4/jobs/@Value(jobID)/log (where <MYSERVERURL> is my FME Flow URL).If I manually type in a job ID, the URL works. It only fails when the job ID is an attribute value. I have tried concatenating the entire URL into a new attri

This is the first time I have tried setting up an Automation in Flow by monitoring for a new file.I have a simple workspace that is unzipping a zip file and updating a database with it’s contents. It works in Form and when published to Flow and manually run. I tries following this article bit nothing seems to happen: https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407764152973-Run-a-Workspace-When-Data-Arrives-in-a-DirectoryThe trigger is set like this: I have a filter check

Is it possible to get log files on FME flow to show Transformer Location? So thisInstead of this 

Hi everyone,I have a workspace in FME Flow that generates a ZIP file as output (stored in the default EngineResults folder). After the workspace finishes, an email is sent via a Topic and Email Subscription to notify the user. Currently, the email includes a ${fme_job_download_url}, which works for internal users but not for external users since they don’t have access to FME Flow.I’d like to attach the generated ZIP file directly to the email instead of sharing the download link. Has anyone implemented this before? What’s the best way to configure FME Flow so the email automatically includes the output file as an attachment?Thanks for your help!

Hi all,I have a process where I use the AutodeskDocsConnector transformer to list some files in a folder in ACC, and then download selected files depending on some criteria.I have set up an application in Autocad Platform Services to get a client ID and secret, and I have created a new connection in FME using these details. This workspace works perfectly in FME Form.In FME flow I have brought though this same connection, and I have authorized it successfully. When I run the workspace the first AutocadDocsConnector that lists the files appears to work, although it provides some information (not an error or warning) which I believe is crucial to my issue: “AutodeskDocsConnector: Could not get information about parent of file 'BIM_GIS_Test/Models/IFC'. This may be due to not having correct permissions. Continuing without parent information”.It then attempts, but fails, to download the select file. It actually creates an empty file with the correct name in my

I am trying to set the annotation scale options for a block in CAD but I cannot seem to find the proper attribute or setting. I want to be able to set the available annotative scales similar to how its done for text below in the DWG styler. I want to have these scales preloaded for my block as seen below.  

My fme flow 2025 server setup requires proxy settings to allow access to other ressources in the net.This seems to cause trouble with the Elastic Writer (Elastic Cluster in this case).When switching the proxy off, it is no problem to write content into a elastic index.Switching the proxy on and putting the elastic server in the “no proxy for” list, leads to connection attempts to the proxy server and then timeouts, like here (10.150.0.77 is the proxy server):2025-10-28 20:45:44|   1.2|  0.0|INFORM|ELASTICSEARCH_CLUSTER Writer: Feature Type Parameter 'fme_match_id_attribute' has value '_id' for feature type 'adressen_4326'2025-10-28 20:45:44|   1.2|  0.0|INFORM|ELASTICSEARCH_CLUSTER writer: Opening cluster 'http://geogdiesp001.xxx:9200/'2025-10-28 20:46:05|   1.2|  0.0|ERROR |ELASTICSEARCH_CLUSTER writer: JSON parsing error: boolean expected (at offset 2)2025-10-28 20:46:05|   1.2|  0.0|ERROR |ELASTICSEARCH_CL

It appears that FME automations run workspaces as the last user to edit the automation, not the automation owner or the workspace owner.  Is there a way to identify the last user to edit an automation and where that differs from the automation owner? I can't see anything within the interface, or returned as automation information via the API (FME Server 2021)

Hi FME Community,I came across the following notice in the AWS S3 API documentation about the Owner object:“Beginning November 21, 2025, Amazon S3 will stop returning DisplayName. Update your applications to use canonical IDs (unique identifier for AWS accounts), AWS account IDs (12-digit identifiers), or IAM ARNs (full resource naming) as a direct replacement for DisplayName. Between July 15 and November 21, 2025, you will begin to see an increasing rate of missing DisplayName values in the Owner object.”Reference – AWS DocumentationCould you please confirm whether this upcoming change will (or might) affect how FME Flow interacts with Amazon S3 — for example, any components that depend on the Owner object or its