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I’ve been needing to identify leading and trailing spaces across many attributes, with a significant number of features. I don’t need to trim them, but rather identify their existence.The only solution I’ve been able to come up with so far is to use AttributeValidators - this way, I can set it to run against the 50 or so fields that need to be validated. I’m using Regex and the rule “^ +” for leading spaces, and a second AttributeValidator with the rule “ +$” (double quotation marks only for readability here, not used in the Rule Configuration) for trailing spaces.This works, but it is very slow. Is there a better way to do this within FME, without resorting to some Python?Thanks in advance for any thoughts on alternative approaches!

Hi,I’d like to read a folder of documents and a set of points (say from a csv) and then join these together (filename of documents might match an attribute on the points), then write them all to an ArcGIS Online feature service with the documents as attachments.  I would ideally like to do this in one workspace and not have to hardcode anything.I don’t think this is possible without using one workspace to write the CSV to feature service, and then another to read it and add attachments using the ArcGISAttachmentCOnnector, as that requires the feature service URL, which may not be known at the time of creating the feature service.Thanks,Marc

Is FME able to read the MicroStation DGN file geographical coordinate and use this information when creating esri geodatabase features?  I see several tutorials and methods that seem to suggest CAD data such as DGN (MicroStation Design Files) do not contain geographic Coordinate systems but is not totally true.  Design files do or can have coordinate systems, and most do when relative to Transportation Civil Engineering Design. 

HiI have a a workflow exracting data from an API. I have got almsot everything I need from the JSON but need to get as single description field. The JSON structures breaks the description into sever parts all nested within the description part. The number of parts varies by feature.I essentially need all the text elements in the image below  When I use a JSON exposer it asks me to specificy each indexed element, but I do not know how many there will be in any given feature  I imagine there is something really obvious I am missing hereClosest I have got is adding another JSON extractor using the query:json["fields"

I have two tables where I have to compare rows against columns. First table (excel) contain Analytes as columns, but the second table (sql) has analyte column which contains all the analytes as values. I have to compare the values from the Excel table (which has analytes as columns) with the corresponding limits from second table.Example of first table:Example of second table:  I have tried couple of methods such as attributepivoter ,doing it via the pythoncaller but was not successful

Hi FME users,I am creating an automatic workflow to download GTFS (Transport Data) by HTTP caller. The zip file contains few CSV files which I need to read them separately for my workspace. The issue is I cannot reach each file through the zip folder by using Feature Reader. I want to avoid unzipping manually as I want to create an automatic workspace. Can you please advise on how to solve this issue? Appreciate your help.  

Hi,I've been trying too use autocad_xref_path and autocad_xref_name to insert file (another dwg) into REALDWG writer feature type. It should be basic. But it's not working. No warnings, no errors.Did anyone succesfully managed to do that? Can you explain me what am I doing wrongRegards,Želimir

Hi, Has anyone had any issues placing in 3D symbols via cell file into FME DGN styler? It seems as soon as a solid or surface is involved the symbol dies not show correctly i.e these elements are missing. any advice thanks?

Hi,HELP. experiencing issues with cells in dgn styler.Can FME dgn v8 writer output solids? I am using dgn styler to input graphic cells from .cel file but seems like data is lost on output. When lines are used within the .cel file lines change colour within the output also. Please advise. I read about named and unnamed cells what is the difference? When I add the cel file to dgn writer elements go missing and colour of symbol is altered! In the writer I am using v8 seed file as provided in fme install. Am I missing anything had anyone wise have cell dgn styler experience?

 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.  

Is it possible to generate a separate log file or configure the existing log file to display metadata for the reconciliation purposes. The field that I am looking to display is the feature count in input file, feature count in both output file, who executed the workspace with timestamp, the amount field totals in the input file and the amount field totals in the 2 output files ( I have a workspace where there is 1 input file and 2 output files) . Also I have noticed that FME overwrites to the same log file every time the workspace is executed, is it possible to create a unique log file at every run? Thank you for the support. 

Hi, Has anyone went through issue with the Value doesn't fall within the Domain” in a File Geodatabase ?Even though the description is already there   See screenshotI am currently dealing with it and it is a lot of work…Is there a workaround to fix the error ?The reason I am asking is because I have to go back to the Recreation.gov website and re-do again and reviw to ensure I choose the right one.I am using ArcGIS Pro 3.3.6 in a Citrix envirnoment 

Earlier I asked about writing out DGN files with coordinate system.That's apparently not possible until now. But I would like to know how I can use seed files to get at least the symbology of a seed file into the DGNV8 writer. I referenced the seed file in the settings part of the DGNV8I reference a cell file in the settings as well I read my data in, define the level names in an AttributeManager based on the input data, use the PROJReprojector, to adjust the input data to the coordinate system of the seed file, and connect to a dynamic DGNV8 writer. In the DGNV8 writer I am missing the possibility to state that colour, style and weight will be used on the level, and not the individual object in the level. The level and level overrides section in the writer I cannot understand. My output dgn consists of multiple levels, yet the settings seem to point at one leve

Hi all,I’m trying to read a shapefile that is stored inside a ZIP file which itself is embedded inside another ZIP. I want FME to read it directly from the download URLI tried with https://url/data.zip[shp.zip] but did’nt work. any idea if its possible?Thanks

Hi all,I’m working with FME 2025.1 on a LandXML export-import workflow and encountering an issue: LandXML Reader and Writer do not have a Version 1.2 option. My goal is to export a corridor alignment, but the vertical alignment (profile) data is not coming through correctly. Without 1.2 support, how can I tolerate or work around these missing elements in FME? Specifically, I’m wondering: Is there a way to properly bring vertical alignment data from a LandXML 1.2 file into FME? Are there alternative formats or preprocessing steps to compensate for missing data? How can I avoid data loss on the Writer side, since 1.2 is not supported for export? Thanks in advance for any guidance!

Hi Everyone,I’m new to FME. Currently, I use FME to convert IFC4 LOD 300 to CityGML 2.0 LOD 4. It happened that a long railing can make the size of one CityGML feature exceed 1 GB, and it’s challenging to import it into 3DCityDB. I have to divide the railing into pieces so that each CityGML feature won’t exceed 200 MB. As shown, the railing has 1270 parts of MultiSurface. I’m thinking of splitting it into 1270 CityGML objects.First, I tried the “Deaggregator” transformer. But when it is written to CityGML with other feature types, the divided geometry cannot be viewed. The file size is small, so I believe the divided geometry wasn’t written into the CityGML file. However, if I only convert the divided geometry into the CityGML file. The file size is 1.4GB, and it can be viewed in FME Data Inspector. Here is the screen capture of

Would be great to be about to output Dynamic blocks to AutoCAD, things likeVisible states and Flip setting would be great, Distances for stretch, rotation and Alignment parameters might be a bit harder to achieve.

I am trying to read in non-spatial data from Microsoft SQL Server. I need to read in three Tables and three derived Views. I have set up a connection using the Microsoft SQL Server Spatial (JDBC) format, and I have the connection to the main folder in the database working fine. In the Parameters > Constraints, I am only offered the option of ‘Tables’, and this does allow me to read in the three tables in the database perfectly. However I cannot find a way to access the Views which are in a different folder in SQL. Is Reader limited to just reading Tables? The FME documentation says “The Microsoft SQL Server Spatial (JDBC) reader and writer modules provide FME with access to spatial and attribute data held in Microsoft SQL Server database tables.” - with ‘tables'; being specifically mentioned, rather than all folders within a database.Is there another way of reading in Views? Or do I need to go back to the database creator and get him to do so

We recently migrated to FME 2025.1.2 / ArcGIS Pro 3.5.3Now I need to update some records in a point featureclass in SDE so I created a new workspace with a Creator, a FeatureReader, an AttributeCreator and a FeatureWriter.Reading the data from SDE works as expected. But when I try to write the data, I get the following errors:2025-10-22 13:12:21|   2.0|  0.0|ERROR |Esri Geodatabase Writer: Feature Type Definition 'd_y_n' was requested, but not defined. Please visit https://www.safe.com/support2025-10-22 13:12:21|   2.0|  0.0|ERROR |GEODATABASE_SDE writer: An error has occurred. Check the logfile above for detailsNot writing anything dynamic. Just point to the correct featureclass and go.I think I’m now pretty much out of options, because I upgraded my ArcGIS Pro.The only way to get it to work again is to remove ArcGIS Pro 3.5 and install a version which does work with an older version. I came from 2021.2.6 so I know that works, but I would pr

I have a Geopackage, 458.761 polygons. Using a FeatureWriter, type Geopackage, I tried to store this. Unfortunately I get this error and could not found any logic behind this one:OGCGEOPACKAGE writer: Feature type 'Road' has geometry type 'geopackage_multipolygon' and cannot accept the current feature with a geometry of type 'geopackage_multisurface'.  Skipping feature FME 2025.1.2.0

Hi All,I’ve got what should be a simple issue but I’ve not been able to find and answer for my exact query.I’d like to take a feature class, containing photo attachments, stored in a file geodatabase and write it to another file geodatabase. Essentially copying the data from one file gdb to another.I’ve seen lots of posts about reading and writing as separate processes. In both instances the photo’s are imported and attached or extracted from the data.Is it possible to essentially copy a feature class with attachments between file geodatabases, without having to extract the photo attachments and then reattach them?Thanks for your time.

Hello everyoneI am currently using FME Workbench 2025.0 (FME(R) 2025.0.3.0 (20250602 - Build 25241 - WIN64)) in combination with ArcGIS Pro 3.5. When attempting to add a File Geodatabase to my workspace, I encounter the following error:"Unable to perform any licensing-related tasks. Please check your Esri ArcGIS Compatibility workspace parameter, found in Navigator → Workspace Parameters → Translation. This 64-bit version of FME requires ArcGIS Desktop with 64-bit Background Geoprocessing, ArcGIS Pro, or ArcGIS Enterprise. Refer to this article: http://fme.ly/qua for more details."Additionally, the following message appears:"Failed to obtain any schemas from reader 'GEODATABASE_FILE' from 1 dataset. This may be due to invalid datasets or format accessibility issues related to licensing, dependencies, or module loading. See the log file for

I am looking for guidance on how to create this interactive map..  We have FME and ArcGIS…  From time to time, we are given maps and we have to change the counties based on new staff.  Most of the time the counties are adjacent.  Other times not.  We have a shapefile of the counties. I am looking for a solution where we can select the counties in the shape file/FME and output the selection for the update query.I believe I have all the pieces Just not sure how to attach the transformers together… or what the logic is to create this… TIA (Thank you in advance) 

FME Form (Workbench) 2024.1.2.1 (20240906 - Build 24624 - WIN64)Oracle Spatial Database 19.27.0 (19c) Hello!When trying to read data in from an oracle spatial database, I receive the message that FME cannot query the metadata table. It's unclear to me which metadata table the reader is trying to use. This happens both with a FeatureReader and a SQLExecutor, the behaviour is the same. When switching logging to debug, there is no further logging of the query that is being executed.2025-07-29 13:52:56| 0.3| 0.0|INFORM|ORACLE Reader: Executing SQL Statement `SELECT * FROM DINO_DBA.GDW_BLK_ARE_VW' to obtain features for feature type `'2025-07-29 13:52:56| 0.3| 0.0|WARN |Could not query Metadata table for dimension for geometry column 'GEOMETRY' of table '' -- geometry will be assumed to be 2DThe FME documentation I could find 

Hi,  I am trying to manipulate the dates based on the logic.  If the effective date falls between 06/01/2025 - 06/31/2025, then the date of inception should be 06/01/2025 and the similar rule applies for the month of july, aug, sept.And if the effective date is anywhere between 10/01/2025 - 10/01/2026, then the date of inception should be 10/01/2025. The issue here is :If the effective date is 08/20/2026 → Inception becomes 08/01/2025 ( Expected is 10/01/2025)The similar issue is observed for months of june, july, aug, sept  for year 2026.               I am surprised here why FME would not pick up the yea