FME Flow

 In a experimental environment I have set FME server in a machine with ArcGIS Pro. (I want to verify some expected behaviors in FME Server, with out the trouble to install ArcGIS Server)It has ArcGIS Pro 3.1.3, As the document https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407724093837-Notes-on-FME-and-Esri-Versions-and-Compatibility states: When I try to run the workspace, it fails, and do not even creates a log file. In the fmeprocessmonitorinengine.log I find this: Wed-13-Nov-2024 03:44:01.898 PM INFORM Thread-19972 ALGTRCPIMSDM01_Engine1 Translation Finished (service '7070'). Return message is '

Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has faced a similar challenge. I created an FME workbench and published it to FME Flow successfully with some user parameters. The challenge is that I would like to send a message to the user after the job has completed running (or if failed). So instead of saying the job is completed or failed, I would like to modify it to give a more meaningful message.I do not want to send emails to users, otherwise I would have tried topics or automations. I just want to send a message (from an attribute) that appears at the end of the job.Thanks for the support in advance! Regards,Maadh

We just installed FME Flow 2024.1.2.1 on a Windows machine and I published a workspace. Running the workspace immediately ends in:Undefined macro `WORKSPACE_NAME' dereferenced in file `flow_testing\sqlserver_test_delete\sqlserver_test_delete.fmw' The workspace was published from an ArcGIS Interoperability Workbench [FME(R) 2024.0.1.0 (20240328 - Build 24202 - WIN64)], but I tried the same from FME Form 2024.2. The result is the same. The workspace is as simple as it gets. Just a reader and a writer, and the error appears independent if there is a name for the workspace set or not. Can somebody please point me the right direction to solve the issue? 

Hi All.Our FME servers are still running 2022.2, but I need to run a specific job in FME Form 2024.1, and have it execute a workspace on the server.But the workspace refuses to connect to the server. This happens regardless of using FMEServerJobSubmitter (as copied from an old workspace), or a brand new FMEFlowJobSubmitter.The web connection used is saved in an older version (2020-2022), and works there. I tried to create and use a new connection in 2024, but that also fails.What caveats are present when trying to connect 2024 to a 2022 server ?Any insights and experiences are welcome.Cheers, Lars I.

 How to setup FME Server as POST Endpoint capable of receiving HTTPS requests from AWS’s source IP range.?  

I’m considering updating FME Flow to version 2024.1 on a server where we currently have ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9.1 installed. Some of my workspaces utilize Arcpy and the ArcGIS API for Python.Based on the compatibility table, ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9.1 is compatible with FME 2021.2, but not with FME 2024.1.Can anyone clarify whether Arcpy and the ArcGIS API for Python will function properly with FME Flow 2024.1 in this setup? Are there any known issues I should be aware of?https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407724093837-Notes-on-FME-and-Esri-Versions-and-Compatibility

We have an FME Flow automation that monitors a network directory for new files.  Once new files arrive, they are emailed as attachments using an FME Flow Email (send) Action.Is there a way to make the “Email To” distribution list somewhat dynamic?We have an FME Workspace that generates a text file of the desired distribution list.  Currently when it is determined a change might have occurred in the list, we open the text file and manually copy & paste the contents into the “Email To” of the FME Automation monitoring the network directory. Is there a means to have the Automation’s “Email To” parameter just use the text file directly?Or perhaps to have the workspace that generates the text file be included in the automation and provide the current distribution list once the automation is triggered?  

Hi,I am trying to trigger an action on FME Flow when a new file geodatabase is added to my network. So I set up a Network or Resource directory trigger to monitor for CREATE events, but when I test it it fires once for each of the files contained in my geodatabase, or about 70 times.Ultimately I want to receive the path to the geodatabase in the File Path automation attribute, in just one trigger. Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks. 

In the ‘Run Workspace Dialog, there is a ‘Log Debug’ option under ‘Advanced’ settings here:  Why isn’t there an option to enable this ‘Log Debug’ in Automations when configuring the ‘Action>Run Workspace’ interface? I need debug logging details to run my automation in ‘production’ mode. It’s not honoring the logging setting when I published from FME Form. Shouldn’t the option be here:  My ultimate goal is to have log files from workspaces ran within Automation have full debug logging enabled.Is there some setting in a config file I can change?Version: FME Form/Flow 2024.1.1.0 (Build 24619)

I have a workflow that allows the user to select their desired market as an AOI for a server app. See this example for what I'm referring to and how this is deployed. https://engage.safe.com/demos/map-based-data-distribution-fme-server-apps/ The workflow works just fine, but does FME server have the functionality to display features on the map when the user selects the AOI? This would help when defining the area somewhat and give the user more context to what they are selecting.

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We currently have a process where an automation is stopped by any upstream failure triggering a workspace which contains a httpcaller with a call to the fme rest api to stop the automation. The request is configured to use $(FME_SERVER_WEB_URL) and an the Automation General Attribute/Key AutomationID to construct the request for the api so in this way it is generic. I’m wondering if there’s any way to use the user running the automation as authentication for the http request?

Hi We have recenly started using FME Flow more. When someone runs a flow app no log file is created. However, if the admin user logs onto the web interface and they run the app again (on the same or different pc), a log file is created. Is this expected behaviour? If not, does anyone know how to get round this? Thanks  

HelloI have a Workspace App in dev phase. Since I cannot embed a HTML page by design or make use of dynamic user parameters to retrieve an event ID for now,  I went with the idea of using a URL / Link within the description box, (Markdown style).URL points to SP OnlineI’d like to implement target=”blank”.[link](url){:target="_blank"} (Kramdown)Is this possible? ThanksSameer

Hello, I am needing some help quickly. I am trying to create a FME Flow Automation that passes 3 attributes to the email action. The attributes are all created inside the workbench using the FME Flow Automation Writer. Each one of the attributes passes the From, To and CC data for the email action. When I run the automation, nothing comes out and the log file says the below message. I honestly have no idea why this is not working. I have looked up many resources on this site to get this to work, but i keep getting the same message. I know there is a value, why is it not working. 65 2024-10-29 07:58:41 | PermitData: Attribute name is empty for value expression ''. Ignoring expression since unable to create a blank attribute name

I’ve been running a script on FLOW for months that unzips and deploys apps to an IIS web server by copying them to the wwwroot folder. If the app already exists and needs updating, the script backs up the existing folder, deletes it, and then deploys the new version. However, about two weeks ago, it stopped working because the Python function in the Python caller can’t delete and replace the existing directories.I have admin permissions to the wwwroot folder, and the workbench runs correctly from my computer. But when it runs from FLOW as the application account, it fails. The app account has the same permissions on the wwwroot folder as I do, and both accounts are in the admin group.I suspect a Windows update or a policy change might be causing this issue.Any ideas?

This is my first time using the SFTP External Action in an Automation. I have previously used the FTPCaller Transformer in FME Form, but sometimes it gives an SSH error. The SSH error has occurred 2x over the past 6 months. Safe Tech Support tells me it is a generic error for which they cannot find a fix.  Consequently, I am looking to use SFTP External Action in my Automation that previously used a FME Form workspace to upload to the SFTP.  Questions about the SFTP External Action Details in Automation:Source Path includes the path and the file name (myspreadsheet.xlsx); Is it ok to add the name of the source file in the Source Path? Destination Path includes the path and the file name (myspreadsheet.xlsx); Is it ok to add the name of the destination file in the Destination Path? Is it correct to assume that Destination Path is the same as the Transfer URL in the FTPCaller Parameters in FME Form? The SFTP site has a password

How to set FME Flow Schedule (under Automations) to run quarterly?  I’ve tried the following CRON expressions:0 0 1 */3 *and 0 0 1 3,6,9,12 *FME throws an error for both of these expressions.  Is there a known work around?Note: I do not want to use Schedules.   

Not sure if it might benefit others but I’ve recently had to enable HSTS to harden the HTTP redirect from Port 80 to 443.Edited the web.xml file and located the HSTS Comments. (~Line 468)Added the below filters <!-- Enable HSTS   --><filter>    <filter-name>httpHeaderSecurity</filter-name>    <filter-class>org.apache.catalina.filters.HttpHeaderSecurityFilter</filter-class>    <init-param>        <param-name>hstsEnabled</param-name>        <param-value>true</param-value>    </init-param>    <init-param>        <param-name>hstsMaxAgeSeconds</param-name>        <param-value>31536000</param-value>    </init-param>    <init

We are in the process of setting up our production environment.  I have enabled version control in Dev and have been committing/pushing my workbench edits to our external GIS repository.  I have connected our production environment to the same repository, but Fetch doesn’t pull down the workbenches.  Is that normal behavior, as is that user-error?  I know I can make a Project file and move them, but was wondering if I’m doing something wrong.

Hi, looking for help please. We are using FME Flow 2024.1.3 Build 24627 - linux-x64 on Ubuntu 24.04 and trying to connect to an external FTP server to transfer files from FME Flow. Our client who owns the FTP Server are asking us to authenticate with both username / password and public / private keys ; we’ve supplied our client with the public key which they’ve loaded successfully. We can connect ok manually using both username / password and public / private keys, but when we try from FME Flow it fails on the public / private key and forces us to enter the password.What we are looking for is a way to call using the public / private key and also specifying a password. 

I have multiple FME Flow/Server Apps that are used by a lot of people. We have not decided to give each individual their own account on Flow. That might be the answer, but is there a way to get the user ip address or computer name? If it is a public accessible app I know it might be tough, but I feel like it should be able to read this in the logs. 

Hello FME Folks, I know that we can run multiple FME Desktop version on same Windows Machine with same licence.Can we do that with FME Server on different Windows Server machines?We have a SmallWorld DB incompatibility for our FME Server upgrade and EO SmallWorld upgrade will happen later.SO, we have to run two FME Server environment. Is that a red flag ? OK?Thanks,Vivek

Hello there,I’m looking into finding how to decide on the actual geometry type of a MultiGeometry feature using python API.How to know which OGC type it is ? MultiPoint, MulitLineString or MultiPolygon.I need this for reporting on ingested data types. class FeatureProcessor(object): """Template Class Interface: When using this class, make sure its name is set as the value of the 'Class to Process Features' transformer parameter. """ def input(self, feature: fmeobjects.FMEFeature): """This method is called for each feature which enters the PythonCaller. Processed input features can be emitted from this method using self.pyoutput(). If knowledge of all input features is required for processing, then input features should be cached to a list instance variable and processed using group processing or in the close() met

Running FME Flow 2024.1Trying to make a simple http request and the following error is returned 60 2024-10-9 15:52:34 | HTTPCaller (HTTPFactory): [1]: HTTP transfer error: Timeout was reached 61 2024-10-9 15:52:34 | HTTPCaller (HTTPFactory): [1]: Please ensure that your network connection is properly set up 62 2024-10-9 15:52:34 | HTTPCaller (HTTPFactory): [1]: No proxy settings have been entered. If you require a proxy to access external URLs, please ensure the appropriate information has been entered  The correct settings have been set under System Configuration > Network & Email > Proxy The server has been restarted since these were set A workspace making the request within a python caller within an FME workspace works successfully The request is to ArcGISOnline and we can success