Automation

We have an automation that is triggered daily with a CRON expression which runs 4 workspaces. The first 3 workspaces are run in parallel and the fourth runs on successful completion of one of the workspaces. Last night, two events appear to have been triggered at the scheduled time and so each workspace was run twice. Has anyone ever come across anything similar? I can’t see any obvious errors in the logs

We have 3 automations that run in parallel (with a slight time offset) and each is identical but runs workbench(1) workbench(2) and workbench(3)  so they can run without clashing.One of the parameters for these is a gdb connection file reference which is stored in Resources...Data. However to load this from a workbench we have either no value or a local file path in this parameter and this is edited in the automation to reference the resource file.Periodically one of these automations (not always the same one) will start to fail because when I look the parameter has reset to the default value. There seems to be no rhyme nor reason to this. The last one to fail was number 3 so today I’ve tried to recreate that automation from scratch. What i really need is a guaranteed fix for this so it doesn’t happen when we go to production. We are processing a large queue of data and in production need all 3 streams to be active.thanksRob

Hi, I'm still a beginner with FME and I have the following problem: I have an automation that is triggered via webhook. The caller expects a JSON response in a specific format. How can I achieve that? Normally, only the default 202 response is returned. 

Hello, my question is quite simple and probably idiotic but I haven’t found a clear solution to this anywhere, so here we go…I have a very simple Flow App where the user drags and drops a DWG file that then gets split up into separate layer entities and written to our SDE. So what I want, and again quite simple, is that that after running that App the user gets an email notifying him/her if the process succeeded.  Meaning the running of the Flow app is the trigger for the Flow automation that then sends out an email based on a attribute value from the Flow app (the user basically fills out their email in the Flow app that gets assigned to a attribute in that process).I cant for the life of me figure out how to use a ran Flow app as the trigger and the other things that comes after that is just bonus question material if anyone wants.How do I do this?-Hlynur 

Hi all, for a workspace-app in fme flow, i was asked whether ,and if, how it is possible to have only one upload field for all file types (.xlsx and .dwg), rather than having individual upload fields for each file type. To my knowledge, each reader in the workspace has its own upload-field in flow/the workspace-app and i can only select which are published and which are not.I tested the “Directory and File Pathnames” Reader and the “Generic” Reader, but the user should not have to select the folder, but each file individually (multiple files at once). This is needed for more user-friendliness.Hope that explaines the predicament :)Thank’s for your help!Cheers.

 I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on : a way to "watch" a PostgreSQL table using FME Flow Automation.Since I began working with FME Server/Flow, Automation has always stood out as one of its most powerful and easy-to-demonstrate features. The ability to trigger workspaces based on incoming emails or new files and automatically send notifications, consistently makes an impact during demos. But one question kept coming back:“Can I detect changes in a database table and trigger workspaces from that?” For a long time, my answer was: “Not really”, or at least, not in a clean or recommended way. I used to think the best option was for the database to notify FME Flow, not the other way around. For instance, in PostgreSQL, you could use a trigger on insert/update/del

So in one of the tutorial for creating AR, the screenshot of FME Flow has the Create AR App option in Flow Apps. But I opened my FME Flow 2025.02 version, it only appears these options without Create AR App:Is anyone having the same issue? Is there anything I did wrong? Thank you so much for the help.

Hi there,I have an FME Flow automation set up triggered by a survey123 submission. When i submit a survey from survey123 on my computer it works fine and runs the automation. When submitting from my mobile device however nothing comes through, the automation doesn’t run.Any help would be much appreciated, cheers.

Hi All, We have recently ran into an issue with using a SharePoint Multitenant web connection of FME Flow.  A connection/client id/client secret has been created in azure and used to creat the mutlitenant connection within FME form and then published up to flow.  This connection works the day of but when added to a schedule to run daily, it fails out the next time it runs.  When we go back in and authorize the connection again in flow, it seems to work.  Is there a particular setting in the connection or azure to keep this connection active? Thanks, 

Hello,Does anyone know how to create triangles between two 3D lines using FME tools? The triangles can also be vertical.

Hi everyone.I need to display an outline of GIS data on a basemap that runs in a Flow app. For example, an area shapefile. This is to display the area of operations, as a starting point when using the app, and the users will then select areas within that area to grab other data (addresses and statistics etc). I’ve been working through this: Using the Geometry Parameter – FME Support Center to get a workspace built and published to Flow. But how do I ensure the outline of the area of operations is displayed from the very start?I am a bit of a noob when it comes to Flow apps, so please do not worry about over-explaining anything

I have several automated jobs that use either a startup or shutdown python script.  These scripts run fine in workbench and even in the ESRI Python interpreter on the Flow machine.  The issue arises when I run them from Flow.  When it gets to the script it will output expected products until the exportToPDF command at which point it fails.  No errors are indicated anywhere except in the Engine Log where this is displayed: WARN     localhost_Engine2   393562 : Process "localhost_Engine2" ended unexpectedly. Being restarted on attempt 1…Example of script:import arcpy, os, sys, time, shutilfrom datetime import datetimesdpFolder = r"****OBSCURED****"exportFolder = os.path.join(sdpFolder, "SiteDevPlanFiles")date = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")dateFolder = os.path.join(exportFolder, date) archiveFolder = os.path.join(sdpFolder, "_Archive")zipExportFolder = exp

Want to create a Session Token with JavaScript and api. What is the way to do it with rest api v3?best regards Gerhard

Dear All, I am requesting your input on how to automate task on Teams using FME?  Excel tracker on TEAMSON TEAMS : I have day-to-day job task tracker in Excel format. ON MONDAY.COM: The team members go and update data (dates, complete / in progress status, this Monday.com data could be manually downloaded in excel file  ACTION / INPUT required : I would like to do fully automate process meaning: FME connect and pick /extract data from MONDAY.com  FME apply those transformer to obtain desired statistics (i have complete this part and could do this myself) FME goe

If an automation is triggered by a schedule, you can obtain the schedule properties via the Schedules list.  https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_REST/apidoc/v3/index.html#!/schedules/list If an automation is triggered by a topic, how do you obtain the name(s) of the topic(s) that trigger that automation?If an automation posts to a topic, how do you obtain the name(s) of the topic(s) that automation posts to?

I am creating an Automations proces and when assigning the parameters to an integer field  get the following message: Must be a whole number. Decimals are not supported.In the Automations first a csv is read for creating all sorts of parametersIn here there are no decimals.In the workspace tm_data has the Type int16In the Automations writer it is also defined as integer.But when assignin

I have a job running that takes 10 minutes and generates 19.000 rows in the log. The runtime is not the issue here, I'm just curious to out some numbers on time-spent.What’s the best way to find out where the time is spent?I suspect a few specific transformers, but since this is probably a common question I wonder what other people are doing.

Hello everyone, I encounter a similar problem to the following post from 4 years ago.I am able to write several output files (2 .dgn files) in FME Form. However when I publish the script to FME Flow and run  the script in the form of a workspace I only get one output result back.I already looked into the Data Download Service Properties when I publish the script to FME Flow and both writers are already included in the Writers in Download attribute. So I am not sure why I don't get both files in the zip file. The files don't have the same name. The weird thing is also that the dgn file I get back from FME Flow has

This job works fine in FME Workbench 2024.2. But in FME flow, when I try to run the workspace, it’s trying to create a folder instead of a .xml file. See screenshots

I have a 2023.2.1 workbench that reads in a JSON file using the TextLine reader, does some FME magic and the outputs the results for FME Server (Flow) to use.2023.2.1 workbench to process JSONThe reader parameters are set to read the whole file at onceThe workbench is published to FME Flow 2023.2.1 and is used in an Automation that gets an AWS SNS message with the JSON info in the message of the SNS. The SNS is received as expected but the message appears to be reading each line as a separate source and as suc

Hello, I am using FME Flow 2021. I have an Automation that uses Directory Watch. When a file is added to the “Directory to Watch,” the Automation should run. But it does not run when a new file is added. I can run it manually, and it works as expected. In my screen capture below, it seems I need to add something to “Events to Watch for” to trigger. What am I missing?  

Greetings!I have a simple workbench that runs without issue on Form (v2025.0) that uses a CSV reader that lists File_name, file_url in which the url is a SFTP://hostname:22/path/filename.typ The CSV reader is linked to the FTPCaller.This process works fine on Form (desktop) and loads the files to the respective server and path.However, when the workbench is run from the server, is runs Successful-but does not load the files; in the log there is an error: FTPCaller (FTPFactory): FTP/FTPS/SFTP transfer error: Could not resolve hostname Any suggestions on why?

Hi All,I have a question regarding the integration of FME Flow with the ArcGIS suite. I am currently developing a 3D viewer platform utilising ArcGIS technologies, such as the 3D viewer, to display LiDAR data in SLPK format. The platform operates smoothly; however, my client has requested the capability to download the data as LAS files based on an 'Area of Interest' (AOI) drawn by the user.I am considering embedding an FME Flow application within an ArcGIS Experience Builder that hosts both the 3D Viewer and the FME Flow application to facilitate the download of LAS files. Is this feasible? Any information or resources to assist in achieving this would be greatly appreciated.Additionally, is it possible to customise the FME Flow map to function as an ArcGIS Webmap (either 2D or 3D) to display the extent of the LiDAR data? My tests have only shown the default map with OpenStreetMap as the background, but I aim to provide users with the extent of the LiDAR data s

Hopefully someone can offer some advice on using ArcGIS Online hosted feature service webhooks and FME Flow.I have set up webhooks on a test hosted feature service, derived from a survey123 form. When implementing a webhook directly via Survey123, I successfully receive a response in the FME Flow log. However, when implementing a webhook on the feature service, there is no response in the log.I’ve done some checks using https://webhook.site/ and I can see that ArcGIS Online is sending data when using that URL, so it’s not a problem with the feature service webhook, but appears to be an issue with FME Flow.I should add, FME Flow is HTTPS enabled. All feature service settings look to be correct and I have default Admin rights on AGOL.Has anyone encountered a similar problem?  

Hi guys, I have a doubt, I don’t know if such an option already exists or not, if it does, please guide me to the page.I need to make a notification system within the FME Server to send a live notification to a email if a job fails. Now there are number of methods to do this I believe, and I tried some of them but failed to achieve what I really require. What I need is a live notification system, i.e., it must notify me as soon the job fails. Now this notification message must contain time, workspace name, repository name, and the error message in a clean manner, like for example “Workspace Name : work.fmw”. Here the workspace name and repository name must be there without any fail, the other details I can compromise, but these two information is a must. Now, this notification system must not depend on a workspace, because I know i can create a notification system using FME Flow Notifier within a workspace. But I want the system to be independent of a work