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nickj
asked in Automation
Using FileCopy Writer to copy single file to multiple subfolders

I have managed to use The Directory and File Pathnames reader, Attribute Manager and File Copy Writer to copy a file from one location to another. How would I be able to copy that same file into multiple subfolders of a single parent folder? I used this method so far.

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sveouu
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mccunee
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mccuneeContributor
asked in Automation
Recover Deleted Automation

I accidentally deleted the wrong automation in FME Flow and I am not able to see how I can recover it.

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hkingsbury
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evoteck
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evoteckEnthusiast
asked in Deployment
Errow with running my FME Flow

The above error is the error am having running a workspace on FME Flow. Log ErrorThe log file for job ID "6" does not exist.

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nielsgerrits
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ebygomm
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ebygommInfluencer
asked in Automation
Automation triggered by FME Flow Schedule initiated twice at the same time

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

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hkingsbury
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petria
asked in Architecture
FMEflow 2023 installation not working

I'm trying to install HighAvailamility setting (2 windows server , Oracle DB) fmeflow2023 windows (fme-flow-2023.0.0.3-b23319-win-x64.exe) Environment: 2 FMEflow servers, Windows server 2022 standard edition system fileshare , Windows server 2022 standard edition fileserver Oracle, Oracle 19c EE with Data guard Installion done fmeflow servers and it doesn't work. Trying to open web page (from local fmeflow server) it just give empty page with Fme:flow image. C:\\Program Files\\FMEFlow\\resources\\logs\\installation , folder is empty. Where to get help ? what is safe.com support address ? Is there any support from safe.com ?

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nia.colebrooke
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joy
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joyEnthusiast
asked in Deployment
How only search for certain cities in workspace app?

Hello everyone, I created a workspace app that is now used by my colleagues. In my script I have a geom parameter. In the workspace app the user uses the map tthen o populate the value for the geom parameter.My colleagues asked whether it's possible for the search to be limited to a certain area (Netherlands or even Utrecht ) One colleague made a typo and ended up in Latin-America. In order to minimize such mistakes it would be nice to limit the searches to certain areas and I was wondering whether that would be possible.

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redgeographics
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ebygomm
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ebygommInfluencer
asked in Automation
FME Automations - Merge - Invalid Link

I’m trying to set up an automation with a merge process similar to what is described here Getting Started with the Split-Merge Block – FME Support Center However, when I try to add in a Merge action to the Failure port I get the following error message Has anyone encountered this? I’m using the Merge Tool with a Failure Port so I’m not sure why it’s complaining FME 2024.1 Build 24612

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nia.colebrooke
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dellerbeck
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dellerbeckContributor
asked in Automation
Automation Parameters are Resetting

If you have an existing automation and need to make a change, you make your changes and publish \\ overwrite in FME Forms. Once you go to the automation and stop it, all parameters are reset to defaults. This happens even to workspaces that were not updated. This has happened the last 2 or 3 releases, currently we are on FME Flow 2023.1 Build 23619 - win64

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sdepriest
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keller
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kellerContributor
asked in Deployment
Using fme pathreader in fme flow apps

Maybe someone has experienced this before, i have been trying to make an workspace App in fme FLOW 2023, the goal is to make an app where the user can choose the source file. I have tried creating the App but it does not allow the user to choose the file location. does someone have an idea what i may be missing out? I am using the FME PATH reader. Thanks, Keller.

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geomancer
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asali
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asaliContributor
asked in Automation
Job Error Notification System

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 workspace as it requires the work

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asali
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maarten_wsrl
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maarten_wsrlParticipant
asked in Automation
FME Flow Automation App - Action failed in app interface

Hi, We are creating an FME Flow Automation App to help our land surveyors importing their data. Is there a way to send a message to the FME Flow Automation App interface if an action fails? We are currently using FME Flow 2023.2.2.

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takashi
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lukas_infrabel
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lukas_infrabelParticipant
asked in Automation
FME Engine encountered a Python issue

Hi, We encountered a strange problem regarding python environment when running multiple jobs via jobsubmitters on FME Flow. We recently updated from FME Server 2022 to FME Flow 2024.2.3Build 24825 which is when the automation stopped working. The automation triggers a sequence of master workspaces, which then runs multiple child workspaces. The first master workspace contains a creator, pythonCaller and 2 FMEFlowJobSubmitters in sequence. The rest of the workspace is not important, as the problem is with these first transformers. When running the master workspace, the Flow engine is loaded with python 3.12+ and runs the first pytonCaller and first FMEFlowJobSubmitter without a problem. However, when running the second FMEJobSubmitter, the following error is given: “FME Engine encountered a Python issue. Workspace requiring Python 2.7 is requested to run on an FME Engine configured to use a Python 3.12+ interpreter. FME cannot continue given the Python version mismatch” However, all mas

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david_r
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joshuajames1979
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joshuajames1979Contributor
asked in Automation
Geometry Validator not repairing Self Intersection

I have a routine that extracts property boundaries from a web service and outputs to shp to be imported into our Property and Rating system. I do have a Geometry Validation process to repair geometries where they may self intersect or are corrupted, however there are two polygons that are not repairing, even though they pass the test. Both are like the below. The polygon doesn’t actually cross over itself. Rather, this is two separate vertices where the bottom section meets the top section, and it’s all one polygon. Is there a way to automatically fix these with FME as we can’t edit the original. My workaround is to have the tiniest buffer and dissolve so the vertices don’t touch which passes the validation test in our P&R import, but ideally we should have clean geometries. Any help appreciated. Regards, Josh

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joshuajames1979
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joshuajames1979
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joshuajames1979Contributor
asked in Automation
FMW fails to run via Scheduled Task when Using Service Account

Hi there, I have a number of FME Workflows on our GIS server that successfully run via scheduled tasks and bat file. However this latest one I have created only runs under my account and not the service account. The difference between this and other workflows is that this one is connecting to web services (Vicmap as a Service). I have made sure the service account has full permissions on any folders it is writing to as well the FME Programs folder. We are currently on FME Workbench 2022 but will soon be upgrading to the latest license structure. Do I need to consider any other permissions when dealing with web services? Regards, Josh

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crutledge
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tnarladni
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tnarladniEnthusiast
asked in Architecture
Change engine name from ocalhost_ENGINE1 to _ENGINE1

When I installed FME Server, it is asking me for the name of the server which I specified. But when I register the license and the engines are started, they are listed as localhost_ENGINE1. Is there a way to change it the server name? What if I wanted to specify the engines to run with the server name, how do I do that at install?

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carmijo
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awrob_
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awrob_Contributor
asked in Deployment
Microsoft Sharepoint Online (safe.microsft-sharepoint) Web Service - where is the 'Request Format' field?

I’m trying to replicate a user’s Web Service for Sharepoint Online. However, I don’t have the field called ‘Request Format’ within the ‘Retrieve Token Parameters’ section. Does anyone know why this would be missing for me but not for other users within the business? Other users

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hkingsbury
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joshmon
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joshmonContributor
asked in Automation
Flow jobs failing on python script using exportToPDF

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 datetime sdpFolder = 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 = exportFolder + ".zip" # from zipfile import ZipFile# for file in ZipFile(zipExportFolder).namelist(): # archive previous zip destZip = os.path.join

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joshmon
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helmoetz
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helmoetzContributor
asked in Deployment
Comparison FME Flow silent install properties to FME Server

Hi, we are silent installing FME Flow for the first time. We used to install FME Server using a silent install script, which uses the next installation properties: FMESERVERHOSTNAMEINSTALLDIRFMESERVERSHAREDDATAPGDATAWEBSERVERHOSTNAMESERVLETPORTDATABASEPASSWORD In the new FME Flow silent install instructions, a different set of installation properties is used. I think the properties above compare to COREHOSTNAME (changed)INSTALLDIR (unchanged)FMEFLOWSHAREDDATA (changed)PGDATA (unchanged)EXTERNALHOSTNAME (changed)SERVLETPORT (unchanged)DATABASEPASSWORD (unchanged). My questions: Can this be confirmed? Would it be possible to get a link to the location where this is documented?

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luke.hicks
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wil
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wilContributor
asked in Automation
Flow 2024 Parameter assignment, integers not recognized

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 parameters In here there are no decimals. In the workspace tm_data has the Type int16 In the Automations writer it is also defined as integer. But when assigning the parameters, I receive the error. This applies for all integers I use in this. This is a automations proces that I also build in Server 2021 and I didn't have this issue but in Flow 2024 I can't get any further because of this error. Is there something I do wrong or is this a bug?

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wil
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afod
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afodContributor
asked in Automation
Cant access Download URL from automation

I am running an automation process that collects some data via a webhook ,does some processing then outputs some shapefiles. I am trying to extract the URL to the download zip that you get when you run the workspace outside the automation from a workspace app or just run on flow itself. The issues im having are: -When the workspace is run within the automation it does not create a zip file in the temp/engineresults like when you run from a workspace app -If i explicitly define temp/engineresults as the output location, it will write either a hardcoded zipfile name (not the autogenerated one) OR if i remove the .zip extension it writes each individual file - which i dont want -I am able to extract out the autogenerated URL from the logfile, however because of the bullet points above there is actually no file being created at that URL I've seen plenty of topics around this URL, but none of them seem to cover my situation, im basically asking what configuration do i need on my writer and

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crutledge
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nchap
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nchapContributor
asked in Deployment
FME Flow Error: SDE Database Connection & Resource Path

We are converting a number of GIS-focused Automations in FME Flow 2024.0 to use the new SDE Database Connections instead of the old PATH resource. FME Flow is returning an error when attempting to read the new database connection properties: ‘An error occurred while attempting to retrieve the connection parameters from the connection file’ For each of the FME Flow Database Connections, we used an FME Resource, ‘SDE_GISD’, for the path reference for the connection file. We found if we use a UNC path instead of the FME Flow resource it works as expected. Is this a limitation or are we doing something wrong? Connection works as expected on local host, local server host, and with UNC path for the database connection within FME Flow. Just not with using a Resource path in the connection. Error: 315 2024-7-31 11:51:25 | Opening the Esri Geodatabase reader 316 2024-7-31 11:51:25 | An ArcGIS license is already checked out. The product checked out is 'ArcServer' 317 2024-7-31 11:51:25 | Install

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sashal
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bbnj356
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bbnj356Contributor
asked in Deployment
FME Flow 2024.2 - Create Project not able to add Resource Path

We migrated from FME Server 2022 to FME Flow 2024 (FME Flow 2024.2.3Build 24825 - win64) and we have imported the 2022 backup successfully. When I now want to create a new project and I want to add a Resource path to the Project, the list of Resources to chose from is empty. I’ve looked at the request and the response contains the list of resource paths at the highest level but this list is not displayed in the UI. Is there a known issue with this release or a config setting that we missed? Request URL: https://<fmeserver>/fmeapiv4/resources/connections?limit=100&offset=0&suppressBroadcastError=false&cb=1744107685909 Request Method: GET Status Code: 200 OK Response : { "items": [ { "name": "FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_BACKUP", "owner": "admin", "ownerID": "fb2dd313-e5cf-432e-a24a-814e46929ab7", "sharable": true, "displayName": "Backup", "description": "This shared resource is the backup directory", "migratable": false, "type": "network", "properties": { "DIR": "<UNC_Path>/resources/backups/" },

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bbnj356
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totobobiasos
totobobiasos
asked in Automation
Download URLfrom server app

So, I've created an server app that sometimes posts very large datasets and have so far been able to restrict access to the data by just emailing the dataset back as an attachment (user email as parameter) (its not super safe, but safe enough - the data isn't super sensitive but sensitive enough). I've thus been able to restrict the data to the person running the server app by letting the person enter their email and get the data back that way. But now the datasets is growing kinda fast and the email client isn't putting up with 20-50 megabytes of attachments. So I read that it was possible to get the server app to respond with the download link (again not super safe, but safe enough). So: how do I do that? What parameter carries the data download link from server apps? Or, it doesn't work that way? (in wich case I'd have to do a workaround, and nobody likes workarounds :-) Been searching and trying for several hours without luck. Tried the ServerNotifier and the emailer and both are s

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zoe.forbes
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jugoslaviaa
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jugoslaviaaEnthusiast
asked in Automation
Issue with SchemaScanner Misinterpreting ID Field Data Type

I have an ID field that is correctly read by FME as varchar(22) when writing using the Feature Writer. However, before that, I use the SchemaScanner, and it incorrectly detects the data type as fme_real64. As a result, the original value is eventually written in scientific notation, like 2.2072213393213062e+21, instead of preserving the original string format. Is there a way to ensure that SchemaScanner correctly detects the field as varchar(22) to prevent this issue? Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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jugoslaviaa
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chelseawu
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chelseawuContributor
asked in Automation
Has anyone ever created Flow APP for public survey purpose?

I am doing proof-of-concept testing to create a FLOW APP to collect public input data (public survey).. It’s simple survey, just a few questions. Everything seems working (I published workspace for ‘job submitter’.. but Is it possible to modify the ‘Run’ button in the App? e.g. as ‘Submit’. 2. disable the ‘Run Again’ after a run? After run complete, is it possible to return some text message? e.g. ‘Your inputs has been recorded. Thank you for your help!...” or a bit more advanced to return the summary of data input by user? Not sure if I am heading a wrong direction. Any help is appreciated.

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