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bjudes
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bjudesEnthusiast
asked in Automation
Learning how to loop.

I’m trying to learn how to use loops, so I’m creating a basic dissolve loop. However, no matter how many iterations I set it to run for. It seems to go on infinitely. Also, although the loop is set to ‘loop’ back to the ‘Looped’ input, it seems to keep looping back to the ‘input’ transformer?I’ve attached both the workbench and the shapefile I have been using for this test, any help would be much appreciated.ThanksB

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bjudes
Enthusiast
2 months ago
deeca_ms8n
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deeca_ms8nContributor
asked in General
Memory and Access issues in FME server that do not occur in FME Desktop

Hi all, I need some advice for 2 issues in FME server, which are possibly related:1. Memory Issue (Insufficient memory available -- error code was 2 - please read the FME Help section 'Adjusting Memory Resources' for workarounds.):I have an issue with a workbench I’ve made in FME desktop which behaves differently when run on FME server. Both environments have the same memory constraints.The issue occurs when I try to load a handful (<5) of files into my workspace, which generally can handle upwards of 400 regular files. The files themselves aren’t much different (no odd characters that might trip the process up), but FME seems to get stuck on a subset of them, and keeps churning until all memory is used up. As mentioned, this only happens in FME Server.On failing a Job due to no memory, it tries again: (Failed to free sufficient memory to reach the process usage limit. To improve stability and performance please increase the memory available to FME. Available memory can be increased

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hkingsbury
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2 months ago
jonvelco
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jonvelcoContributor
asked in Security
SAML option missing in FME Flow Connection parameters in Form

Running 2023.2 (both Flow and Form) and I have SAML setup, configured, and working on Flow.  However, in Form, when I add a FME Flow Connection - the SAML drop down under Authentication is missing even though the documentation says it should be there.What am I missing?? Missing SAML option in Authentication drop down FME Flow:Our FME Flow site with SAML enabled Documentation:Documentation 

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jonvelco
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2 months ago
rzel24
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rzel24Contributor
posted in Deployment
FME Flow - Error Communicating with FME Server host localhost

 Hello,So the following issue that was suppose to be fixed with version 2018.1 and onwards is not completely dealt with The issue seems to point to an error related to UNC paths using international characters when adding Network Resources as pointed out by this article:https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407651730573-No-FME-Engines-Available-After-Adding-Network-Based-Resource According to the article this error was fixed from 2018.1 onwards. However I found out that using a space in the UNC path will cause a similar error (if not the same) and the only way to fix it is to remove the Network Resource with the space in their UNC Path.  I’ve tried with different versions and so far the error shows up even on 2024.1. This UNC path generates the error:\\seerver\Customers\Data InWhen the above UNC path is added to the Network Resources, the system is able to recognize the path and creates the respective folder in the Resources (granted you need to have the right permissions for the

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rzel24
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2 months ago
alc33
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alc33Contributor
asked in Deployment
Enable lauching FME flow

Hi !I installed FME flow and now I’m trying to lauch it. But I cannot succeded.I go to Windows => FME flow => FME Flow Web interface. A message appair saying that it’s impossible to access to this page.I tried to stop the firewall, to allow connections on the web application server port, to lauch manually FME service, to start, restart, stop FME flow, etc. I looked these pages : FME Flow Troubleshooting: Web Interface Login – FME Support Center (safe.com)FME Server starts, but I can't access the web interface from a different machine – FME Support Center (safe.com)Can't Login to FME Flow Web UI | Error "Exception loading sessions from persistent storage" – FME Support Center (safe.com)I don’t understand what is wrong. I just reinstall windows few weeks ago and so my computer is clean. And I made a standard installation of FME form and FME flow.Do you have any idea?Thanks !

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alc33
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2 months ago
hawaiialex
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hawaiialexContributor
asked in Automation
API Table and FME Automation Trigger

Hi folks!Trying to build am FME Flow/Server Automation where if a backend API table is updated by a user that it triggers running an FME workspace that I’ve already uploaded to FME Server.What would be the appropriate trigger to use to kick off the process? Would I have to create a webhook on the API table URL somehow to trigger based on FeaturesCreated and FeaturesUpdated?So whenever the attributes in the API table on the backend are updated, I’d want FME Flow/Server to kick off firing off that FME workspace.Thank you!

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hawaiialex
Contributor
2 months ago
raymondbrunner
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raymondbrunnerContributor
asked in Deployment
How can I determine which version of an FME Workspace has been published to Flow?

There are Workspace Parameters for Last Save Date, Last Save Build, and History.Can any of these parameters be found through the Flow interface once a workspace has been published?As I am improving a workspace, it will get published to the non-production Flow environment several times.  How can I determine which version of an FME Workspace has been published to Flow?~Ray

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virtualcitymatt
Evangelist
2 months ago
chelsea
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chelseaParticipant
asked in Security
User Management - User unable to resubmit jobs

Hi all, New user here - trying to get a support-only role set up for a few on my team in FME Form. We sometimes have jobs that need to be resubmitted and would like the support role to have the ability to do this but to NOT be able to edit the workspaces or automations at all. I have played around with editing the role permissions and no matter what I try, the users are not able to resubmit jobs. They can get to the job and view logs but get an ‘Unauthorized request by user due to lack of permissions...’ error. Has anyone experienced something like this or have any idea on what permission set would be tied to resubmitting jobs?Thank you!

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redgeographics
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2 months ago
vanessarapior
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vanessarapiorContributor
asked in Automation
FME server: Some or all of the input parameters are invalid

Hello :) I get this message on FME Server 2022 and I do not know what is wrong.

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j.botterill
Supporter
2 months ago
muditagarwal100
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muditagarwal100Contributor
asked in Automation
FME Flow 2023 AR samples not working

Hello, I am trying to use the sample AR demos available in FME flow 2023.1 but those AR demos are not working for me. Getting blank screen after I run the tool. I tried in Android and iOS phones as well. Installed FME AR in android and iOS.  Can anyone pls refer me to the configuration steps for running the AR demos. Thanks in advance.  Thanks,Mudit

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muditagarwal100
Contributor
2 months ago
rylanatsafe
Safer
rylanatsafeSafer
posted in Deployment
Feedback and Enhancement Requests for the FME Flow CLI

Hello FME Community,We are excited to gather your feedback and insights on our FME Flow Command Line Interface (CLI). The CLI is designed to streamline your workflows and provide more flexibility in managing FME Flow deployments.We invite you to share your experiences and enhancement suggestions to help us better understand how you are using the FME Flow CLI and identify areas for improvement. Whether you are an FME user, a Flow user, or someone who uses other CLIs, we want to hear from you. Your input is invaluable to us.Don't know what the FME Flow CLI is? Here are some helpful resources:Getting Started with the FME Flow Command Line Interface (CLI) FME Flow CLI Documentation  How to Provide Feedback:Fill out our short survey or send me a direct message if you prefer a more private conversation.Your participation will help shape the future of FME Flow CLI. Thank you for your continued support and contributions to the FME community!The survey will be open for submissions until August

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rylanatsafe
Safer
3 months ago
dbannon22
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dbannon22Contributor
asked in Architecture
IMAP failure on FME Flow installed on Azure VM

I have an express install of FME Flow (2024.1) on a Azure VM and I am having troubles getting a stable connection to imap.gmail.com. The validation is sporadic. It will validate and be working and recieving notifications and then it will give me an error that the port or security are not correct. Thu-11-Jul-2024 06:04:41.318 AM : com.sun.mail.util.MailConnectException: Couldn't connect to host, port: imap.gmail.com, 993; timeout 15000;I have enabled inbound and outbound rules over port 993 for imap.gmail.com on Azure. I am not sure what else I could be missing. Any help is appreciated. 

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dbannon22
Contributor
3 months ago
bhk
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bhkContributor
asked in Automation
How to Get the Dropped/Added File Information While Using Directory Watch in Automation

Using FME Server FME Server 2021.1 (Build 21607 - win64) I have created a Directory Watch automation to send an email if any new file added into the Directory Which is working as expected but can some one please let me know how I can grab information like File name and SIZE and time and send it to by the email. 

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lifalin2016
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3 months ago
antoine
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antoineContributor
posted in Deployment
Raspberry pi 5 FME projects!

Hello,At Spatialworld, we are acquiring a Raspberry pi 5 to play with FME Ubuntu ARM as they seem to be a great match for IOT demos. We did some testing in docker and they went well but we wondered if others had already played with them and had projects? We would be very glad to exchange experience on this as it looks promising and fun (especially with FME Flow remote engines for people with subscriptions).Looking forward to reading about this! 🎮 

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antoine
Contributor
3 months ago
mattwilkie
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mattwilkieContributor
asked in Architecture
Error 2755 installing FME Flow

I get this error installing FME Flow 2024.1 on Windows 10. I don’t believe it’s related to the only other forum thread on this error as I have 30 GB of free space on C:.    

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mattwilkie
Contributor
3 months ago
mkastelijns
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mkastelijnsContributor
asked in Architecture
Performance question fme 2024

Dear FME friends, We upgraded our fme 2023.1.1 to 2024.0.3. To test the new version, several test were done on the new environment, among which a performancetest for databases PostgreSQL and Oracle.The workspaces that are run in a automation do 3 things:Download open data en put this data in our own postgresql datase Read the data from the database Delete the data from the databaseWe saw strange things going on in the numbers for both our postgresql and Oracle test. We saw for the postgresql test that the CPU-time was longer than the elapsed time. Furthermore the running time in 2024 was generally longer than in 2021.  Please find attached the examples of the runs on fme 2021 and fme 2024. It is clearly seen something is wrong. Can you explain why in the 21 runs the elapsed time seems to be more than the cpu time and in the 24 run it is the other way around. The used dataset is exacly the same in both workspaces publised on fme server/flow.We did the same experiment 5 times for several

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mkastelijns
Contributor
3 months ago
emeka_domingo
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emeka_domingoContributor
asked in Automation
You are Forbidden Error on FME Flow Workspace App

A user attempted to run an FME Flow App and encountered an error message saying, "You are Forbidden". The Flow App needs credentials to access, which were provided. The user was able to successfully upload the required file. What can be the cause of this issue and how can I resolve it.

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hkingsbury
Celebrity
3 months ago
ivanwriter
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ivanwriterContributor
asked in Security
With FME Flow, Is There a Way to Block Administrator Logon from Going Through a Proxy Server?

ArcGIS Server can be configured to disallow administrative tasks from being conducted via REST. Is there something similar with an FME Flow that has a proxy server to do something similar--disallowing administrative logons via the proxy server (direct logon to FME Core machine only)?

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timatsafe
Safer
3 months ago
ranga_tolapi
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ranga_tolapiContributor
asked in Deployment
Does FME Desktop and FME Server use these .NET components?

Hi, thereDoes FME Desktop 2022.2.2 and FME Server 2022.2.2 use any of the below listed .NET components?Microsoft .NET 6.0.29 - Windows Server Hosting Microsoft .NET Runtime - 6.0.29 (x64) Microsoft .NET Runtime - 6.0.29 (x86) Microsoft ASP.NET Core 6.0.29 - Shared Framework (x64) Microsoft ASP.NET Core 6.0.29 - Shared Framework (x86)If yes, will the upgrade of these components to .NET 8 will cause issues?

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ranga_tolapi
Contributor
3 months ago
rob_m_esriuk
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rob_m_esriukContributor
asked in Architecture
FME server doesn't create log for failed workbench

We have a server running many jobs and one of them normally runs successfully and a log can be reviewed but at other times the job fails and when i access it i get the message Error: The log file for job ID "######" does not exist.I’ve seen the post in FME Server 2019 Error: The log file for job ID "2613" does not exist and we have plenty of disk space, the job frequently works successfully, other jobs are still creating log files. I’ve checked all the suggestions in that post.The failed job is recorded as running for a couple of seconds but without the log I have no insight into why it is failing

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rob_m_esriuk
Contributor
3 months ago
martinkoch
Supporter
martinkochSupporter
asked in Automation
url encoding in the Automations

Hello all,Today I fell into a rabbit hole with the HTTP request action in Automations (2024.1).As the Action lacks the parameters key-value interfacing of a fully fledged HTTPCaller, I needed to build-up the parameter-part of the URL in the text-editor.There, some URL encoding happens. Spaces are substituted by %20 at least. But I was unable to parse a GeoJSON as the [ ] were not encoded. When I manually url-encoded the parameter values, the encoding (%) was encoded(%25) , so I still did not get a valid GeoJSON from a manual-trigger-Geometry parameter to a parameter in a workspace REST-webhook.I remember around 2016, the default server.xml in a FME Server installation did allow for non-encoded brackets through an exception in the <connector>. That has long gone in the standard install. Using Kubernetes, even if I wanted to, I would not know how to put that back.So:Has anyone figured-out the encoding which does occur (which and when)?  @Safe: Could we please have reliable full enc

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martinkoch
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3 months ago
lancec
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lancecContributor
asked in Automation
FME Server Error Submitting the Job "Could not acquire valid job queue"

Pretty much just as the error says:“There was an error submitting the job. COM.safe.fmeserver.api.FMEServerException: Job submission failed. Could not acquire valid job queue.”This displays immediately after pressing run in the workspace runner on FME Server 2021.2.5.I’m not sure where to start investigating and thought maybe someone could point me in the general direction.   

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lancec
Contributor
3 months ago
joaniegeo99
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joaniegeo99Contributor
asked in Deployment
Using deployment param through scripted param UI errors off; bug?

FME(R) 2023.1.1.0 (20230928 - Build 23631 - WIN64)I have a simple scripted parameter script in workbench to return the value of a deployment parameter and I’m wondering if there’s a bug in the interface. When I drag a user parameter onto the script canvas the code generated contains FME_MacroValues, eg.FME_MacroValues['SomeUserParam']If  I drag a deployment parameter, dpTest, onto the script canvas the code generated looks like$(dpTest)Here’s the script. The commented code fails; if I manually correct $(dpTest) to FME_MacroValues['dpTest'], it runs: # Get the archive folder from deployment paramimport fme#arch = $(dpTest)#return archreturn FME_MacroValues['dpTest'] Is this a bug? Thanks.

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mattmatsafe
Safer
3 months ago
H
hughloughrey
asked in Architecture
Identify which Operating System is being used?

Is it possible to test (from within FME) which operating system an FME workspace is running on?

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bobw
Contributor
3 months ago
keithhastings
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keithhastingsContributor
asked in Security
TLS 1.3 support

Is TLS 1.3 supported for FME 2023.2.1?How do you go about finding this out? ThanksKeith

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tino
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3 months ago

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