We are looking at implementing a solution similar to the demo shown at https://knowledge.safe.com/articles/1463/data-upload-validation-and-real-time-display-1.html
Can you let me know if the features and steps mentioned on the above page are possible with FME Cloud?
In general, yes, that should work. FME Cloud comes with a PostGres database that you can put the PostGIS extension on. You'll need to open that database port through the main FME Cloud dashboard.
The tutorial is written pre-FME 2019 so while it would still work (maybe with some small tweaks) it uses the notification system, at the moment I would recommend using Automations.
Hi @deanhowell2009,
The live version of the demo you are referring to is using FME Cloud as backend. As @redgeographics already mentioned that notification part could possibly be redone in an easier way with FME Server Automations.
The DB that comes with the FME Cloud instance is a fully functional PostGIS database separate from the FME Server backend DB. This can be used for POCs and rapid prototyping. For critical production systems, I recommend using an external DB to make sure the FME Cloud instance performance is not impacted by whatever runs on the DB.
Here is an architecture overview for our live demos:
https://www.safe.com/blog/2014/01/simple-web-application-architecture-using-github-aws-s3-deploy-fme-cloud/
The front end is hosted on AWS S3, but you can use any web server to host the demos. Here are also some more demos and documentation for the JS api:
https://playground.fmeserver.com/
Thanks everyone. That is great to know and thanks for the tip regarding Automations