Community Q+A

Hi everyone,I am working on an integration where users should be able to push an AutoCAD DWG directly to Autodesk Forma.The current setup is:AutoCAD ↓REST API call ↓FME Flow ↓FME workspace ↓Autodesk Docs / FormaThe REST call starts an FME workspace on FME Flow and passes the DWG file as a parameter. The FME workspace then processes the DWG and uses the Autodesk Docs (safe.autodesk-docs) Web Connection together with the AutodeskDocsConnector to upload the resulting file to Forma.This part is already working.What I would like to achieveThe important requirement is that the file should be pushed to Forma using the identity of the AutoCAD user.For example:John opens AutoCAD ↓Clicks "Push to Forma" ↓REST call starts FME Flow workspace ↓Autodesk upload ↓Forma shows John as the user who performed the actionAnd similarly:Sarah → Push to Forma → Forma shows SarahJohn → Push to Forma → Forma shows JohnCurrent authentication setupAt the moment, the Autodesk authen

Hi everyone,I'm currently working on integrating Survey123 Webhooks with FME Flow Automations and would like to trigger the Survey123 Report REST API to generate a PDF report whenever a new survey is submitted, then automatically send the report into a sharepoint folder .I've made good progress, but I'm struggling with the report generation portion and how best to handle the asynchronous Survey123 Report API workflow within FME.Has anyone implemented this successfully and would be willing to share a sample workspace, automation, or recommended approach? Any examples or guidance would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance!

I am working on an FME workflow to read data from SQL Server, perform some data manipulation, and then update an existing ArcGIS Online Feature Service.I am using the ArcGIS Online Feature Service Writer in FME.During the translation, I am getting the following error:ArcGIS Online Feature Service Writer: Encountered an unexpected error.The error code from the server was '409' and the message was:'Item 'tmpf_t06kco.zip' already exists.'Details: ''ARCGISONLINEFEATURES writer: An error has occurred.Check the logfile above for details.I noticed that FME appears to be creating/uploading a temporary .zip/File Geodatabase item in ArcGIS Online.My intended workflow is:SQL Server ↓FME Data Manipulation ↓Existing ArcGIS Online Feature Service ↓Insert / Update / Delete / UpsertI do not want to create a new Feature Service on every run. The Feature Service already exists in ArcGIS Online, and my goal is to refresh/update the existing layer.

Hello,Can someone tell me what impact the following Apache Tomcat vulnerability has on FME Flow 2026.2 build 26333?CVE-2026-76183https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/45mxk8nj2q8pkhct6lfxkvtm2jpywrspIs it also possible to update only Apache Tomcat, or does the entire application need to be upgraded?Thank you in advance.

Hello All I have Building Room information Excel data, due to multiple stakeholder, contractors , sub-contractors generating data, several Excel template were created and it rolled for several years like this. Now the challenge is to take into consideration ALL excel files and output them in 1 standard template. The challenge is Several TABS in 1 excel sheet (I am interested only for certain TABS) Spell Errors in TAB Names (Although TABS name may be same but between 2 excel there are spell mistake for the same TAB like with s or _ letter missing etc.) Different Headers title among each TABS and EXCEL FILE Headers start at different rows  Headers have spell error Striked rows / cells 

I get this error message in the system events log:Event Description: Triggered whenever a warning message is logged to fmeserver.log.Event Title: Warning Message LoggedMessage: Parameter STREAM_JOB_KEY_TTL missing from config file. Using default value of: 60FME Flow 2026.2 Build 26333Any hint where i can set the parameter? 

Hi community,I am working on a prototype workbench where I read spatial locations, process data, and write them out to a brand-new layer in ArcGIS Online. My primary goal is to attach local PDF documents (using a file path attribute named path_windows) to these newly created features as they are uploaded.I am using the FeatureWriter (Esri ArcGIS Feature Service) transformer set to Create If Needed / Insert. However, I have hit a roadblock when trying to pass the written records downstream to the ArcGISAttachmentConnector:The individual feature type output port on the FeatureWriter does not exist (or doesn't pass the individual features downstream with the required AGOL metadata). The Summary port outputs a single feature containing the _dataset URL, but it drops the individual spatial features and row-level attributes like path_windows. Because the ArcGISAttachmentConnector requires both the individual feature stream (carrying the generated OBJECTID) and the layer's REST endpoint URL,

so i have answered bingo question 23 and done an intro. my bingo squares are not complete for those (maybe more yeah QOTW, ). what gives?   webinar watcher, join a sig, idea input,   

Hello,I'm using FME form 2025 and would like my Gmail to send out emails using the Emailer transformer.I've been jumping through multiple hoops but so far I can't get it to work.*EDITThis worked:  

I have .prn files which are specific to very niche software. I think the best way to read these into FME is as text files. There are multiple sections of this text_line_data which I want to extract (highlighted in red boxes). The text file also contains a table which i’d like to somehow split into attributes/columns(green section) with the yellow section being a unique ID or each feature. What is the best way to extract this data from multiple text files in this same format? Thanks, Rob

I have developed an ArcPy script that requires an ArcGIS Pro Advanced license to execute successfully. I would like to run this script through FME Flow as part of an automated workflow. However, I am unsure how ArcGIS licensing works when the script is executed on the FME Flow engine and whether the ArcGIS Pro Advanced license available to me can be leveraged by FME Flow. I need guidance on the required configuration, licensing prerequisites, and the recommended approach for integrating and executing ArcPy scripts within FME Flow.

Hello,Last night a forced .NET framework update disrupted a huge AutoCAD based translation.Now today, even after an uninstall and reinstall of FME, the workbenches i build are painfully slow and i ultimately cancel any processing because initiating translations just takes so much longer than it did yesterday.When i try and place an AutoCAD reader onto my Canvas, i get a message of ‘Trying to find a DYNAMIC plugin for reader named ‘ACAD’’. Ultimately the reader loads, but it is significantly slower than it was yesterday.The readers and transformers i place on the canvas are also extremely slow and when i try and run the workbench, the ‘Trying to find a DYNAMIC plugin for reader named ‘ACAD’ appears for a considerable amount of time again before eventually doing what i’ve asked. Has anyone experienced this issue before and know the root cause? Thank you in advance!

I have already built a workbench to go from DWG to our SDE however it requires standardization and some policy change for us. So it got me thinking if I could use Gemini (or any AI connector) to infer the correct layer from any given  asbuilt and extract the needed fields from it. different contractors name their stormwater layers completely different and its a pain.I haven't seen anyone post about it but i could have missed something.

I am experiencing an issue when inserting values into a subtype field in an ArcGIS Geodatabase using FME.I am attempting to populate the type field, which is configured as the Subtype Code field. However, FME returns the following error: 2026-07-23 12:10:18|   0.7|  0.0|ERROR |An error occurred while attempting to add the subtypes to the table/feature class 'lcLandcoverUnitInfo'. The error number from ArcObjects is: '-2147219885'. The error message from ArcObjects is: {An expected Field was not found or could not be retrieved properly. [lcLandcoverUnitInfo]} What makes this even more confusing is that I am using the same workflow in the same workspace for other tables, where the subtype values are inserted successfully without any issues.I have also verified the following:The field has the same data type. The field name is identical. The subtype code exists in the geodatabase. I refreshed/updated the geodatabase schema in FME to ensure it matches the latest changes.Despite all of these

Hello,I have a mesh model in 3D Tiles (JSON tileset) format. I can open it in Bentley Descartes, but the performance is very slow due to the model size. I would like to use the JSON Fragmenter transformer in FME to split the mesh according to polygons/areas that I have created. After splitting, I want to export each clipped section again as a separate 3D Tiles (JSON tileset) dataset.However, I have not been able to achieve this workflow successfully. Could you please help me understand the correct process for clipping and exporting a 3D Tiles mesh by predefined boundaries in FME?Any guidance, example workflow, or recommended transformers would be greatly appreciated.Thank you.

I’m considering moving my FME workspaces to a git workflow.  So far I’ve not used official version control, but I’ve noted that FME seems to be improving in this area.  Any tips or advice from those of you who have done this succesfully? 

Good afternoon all, Rather embarrassing first post but after many years of workspace creation I seem to have locked myself out of my own work. A few weeks ago I had added a workspace parameter password to a locally stored workspace, wrote down said password and now that I have come back to this work, it doesn’t appear to like the password I saved off. Is it possible to recover this access or is it a goner that I will need to rebuild?  Many thanks, Sarah Jane 

Just wondered if anyone else is having trouble registering for this event - when I get to the public registration page what I assume is supposed to be the register button does not seem to have any text or action when I click on it 

Hi,I'm passing multiple shapefile paths from Directory and File Pathnames to a FeatureReader. The FeatureReader reads all shapefiles together, but I need it to process one shapefile at a time before moving to the next shapefile.How can I make FeatureReader read and process each shapefile sequentially instead of combining all inputs?Thanks. 

I have a polygon with the 100m buffer along a linear infrastructure. I want to devide the polygon in segments of max. 1200m length. I have used the chopper but in the results were longer than 1200m.Do you have an idea how to solve the problem?  

I have very big IFC file in GB, what i  would like to do is just keep Attributes and export it as IFC file without loosing any order or level etc.  Only remove Geometry , below is what i am doing but not getting it right . Any support would be highly appreciated.   

Hello Y’all.Im checking out this guide here in regards of how to create a WMS on Flow by ​@LizAtSafe:How to Create a WMS Service Using FME Flow – FME Support CenterAnd its quite good.But in my case I need to create a WMS service on our Flow that is straight up harvesting an external WMS (a classic GeoServer). As in that our WMS just fetches a pre-defined layer from the external WMS service and then returns that to our users. Our users being Enterprise Portal users seeing this as a WMS in a webmap.I’ve kind of figured out that the main step here that is different is boycutting the “Create Image from source data” in the GetPNG one, but I am still bumping into problems.Anyone having an experience about doing this here that is eager to contribute?With regards, Hlynur.

I’m experiencing a discrepancy between LMTOOLS and the FME Form License Assistant, and I’d appreciate any insight or guidance.EnvironmentFME Form (floating license) License server managed via LMTOOLS (FlexNet)IssueLMTOOLS shows:Feature usage info: Users of FME:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)Users of FME_GUI:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use) FME License Assistant shows: 3 total seats 1 license in use 2 licenses available What I’ve already triedRestarted the license server via LMTOOLS (Stop/Start) Confirmed via Server Status Enquiry that no users are consuming licenses Closed all FME applications Ensured no FME processes are running on client machines Despite the server reporting zero usage, the License Assistant still shows one license in use, which suggests a possible:Client-side cache issue Stale session Delay in license usage synchronizationQuestionsHas anyone encountered a mismatch like this between LMTOOLS and FME License Assi

Is there any other alternative OCR software OR workaround of TESSERACT.exe which is not allowed by my IT Department for security reason.  So if there is any alternative OCR s/w that is recommended, please let me know. Note from IT Security Team:All software, including freeware, must:• Come from a reputable source/supplier• Be supported by the supplier with vulnerability updates• Be fully licensed for enterprise use and not limited to individual use

Hi everyone,I have a JSON file that represents a line geometry containing 5 vertices (points). I would like to create a separate feature (record) for each vertex so that I can then generate vertices and rebuild the line geometry from them.I tried using the ListExplorer to extract the X and Y coordinates as attributes. However, the issue is that X and Y are only extracted for a single feature, and the other vertices are not created as separate records.Could you please take a look at the attached image for better understanding of my workflow?Any suggestions on how to correctly create a feature for each vertex would be greatly appreciated.Thank you