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Missing coordinate system in Feature Cass in ArcSDE

  • January 9, 2026
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kanhan1
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Hi,

 

I am writing data to Esri ArcSDE in FME Form and have tested using both CoordinateSystemSetter and Reprojector to define the coordinate system. However, when I open the feature class in ArcGIS Pro I get a message that the coordinate system is missing. Has anyone had similar experiences?

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nielsgerrits
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Did you create the featureclass using fme of are you inserting into an existing featureclass? Because coordinatesystem is defined at featureclass level.


kanhan1
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  • January 9, 2026

I created the feature class using FME Form.


nielsgerrits
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What version FME? Which coordinatesystem? Is it possible the system is known by FME and not by ArcGIS Pro?


kanhan1
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  • January 12, 2026

Have used FME Form 2024.2. The coordinate system is EUREF89 UTM 32 (EPSG:25832).

It's almost the same issue that you find in this post: https://community.safe.com/transformers-9/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-name-of-the-epsg-25832-coordinate-system-from-nutm32-to-etrs-1989-utm-zone-32n-398

In my case, I write to SDE, and I get a message that there is no coordinate system in the feature class in ArcGIS Pro.


nielsgerrits
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I have no solutions, but I would use sql to check what crs is actually written.

You’ll need SDE_layers and SDE_spatial_references.

If something is missing, maybe FME is not allowed to write in SDE_spatial_references?


daveatsafe
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  • January 14, 2026

Hi ​@kanhan1,

Please try using the EsriReprojector with both source and destination set to your desired coordinate system. This will ensure that the data is tagged with an Esri-compatible coordinate system for ouput to SDE.