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Hi Community! I was wondering if anyone had an idea of why I am getting different values for polygonal areas when calculated in FME using AreaCalculator vs the SHAPE_Area attribute of an ESRI feature class?The geometry I am working with enters the workbench with a defined projected coordinate system (DUB-DTLM) from a dwg file and the feature dataset in which the destination feature class resides is also in DUB-DTLM.The discrepancies are minor (at the 3rd decimal place in sqm) but nonetheless have the potential to cause issues.Interestingly, when the features are interrogated in Map3D, they show the same area as is calculated in FME.Any explanation (or even hint!) as to the cause of the difference would be much appreciated.

Hi all,I have a 15 minute timestep data which has random missing values (expected). I’ve managed to track where the data has gaps, but in order to calculate a consistent rolling 24 average of the value I need to fill these missing gaps with a timestep but null value (so i can calculate an average from the preceding X values)Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fill these data gaps automatically? Or better still calculate a 24 hour rolling average using specific timesteps rather than just number of rows? Thanks 

I have a SHP file with geometry. It has an attribute called 'id_alt.' I would like to extract only the values of this attribute. Is there any way to convert these values into variables that I can use the value use with TESTER after UUIDGenerator to filter my data? Alternatively, what is the most efficient method to achieve this with FME  

Hi, Is there a way to divide records into equal parts based on the value of an attribute? In concrete terms, I want to divide 400 areas into 3 pieces, each of which is the same size.Thx

Is it possible to create features with a null polygon geometry and write to an ESRI file geodatabase?I have some features with known geometry which I write successfully.I would also like to write features with no geometry to the same table and update their geometry by manual editing later.I have tried modifying fme_geometry{0} and fme_geometry but nothing seems to work.I usually get an error like  “can’t write features to and area feature type” I have read through similar questions but don’t seem to have a complete response. It appears it is possible to create a valid null geometry. Thanks go any help.

I have an attribute containing String values such asGladstone RegionalSouthern Downs Regional, Goondiwindi RegionalMoreton Bay City, Noosa Shire, Somerset Regional, Sunshine Coast RegionalI want to replace the last comma with “ &” so that the output will look like thisGladstone RegionalSouthern Downs Regional & Goondiwindi RegionalMoreton Bay City, Noosa Shire, Somerset Regional & Sunshine Coast RegionalIs there a way to use a Regular Expression inside the StringReplacer transformer to accomplish this?

Hello everyone, I want to get the largest rectangle inside a parallelogram. Do you have any good ideas for achieving this goal? I didn’t find an efficient answer on the web.  Is there a transformer/workflow in FME that can do this?Thank you very much for the help! Jenny

HI, I’m looking into using HTTP caller to update records in my Salesforce Org I am struggling to get anything workisng, I have tried to setup a connected app to setup a FME web Connection but keep getting an error. The aim is that another service calls the FME job and it runs and updates a record in Salesforce, we have the record ID for each run so we know what record and field to update but I’m also not sure using the HTTP Caller how to have it refresh the token also?   I have also tried following this guidehttps://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407494166029-Connecting-to-Salesforce-in-FMEbut everytime I try to test it come up with a Network Error: invalid_request Any direction would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi. reading LYRX (“layer files”) from ArcGIS Pro failes when the layer file include Grouped Layers. It works just fine if the LYRX file does not include Group Layers.Thea Layer File/LYRX is made with ArcGIS Pro 3.2.2 where the LYRX file is in JSON format.

HiI am receiving this warning below - It worked fine in 2022.2.5. Since we have migrated - to 2023.1.x - this started to appearIt happens using GeoDatabase writer / and or FeatureWriter - using GeoDatabase : DB Version 10.9.1 on SQL ServerGEODATABASE_SDE Writer: Renamed user attribute '_Update{0}.action' to '_Update_0__action' based on format constraints for invalid characters, length, and caseGEODATABASE_SDE Writer: Renamed user attribute '_Update{0}.attributeName' to '_Update_0__attributeName' based on format constraints for invalid characters, length, and caseGEODATABASE_SDE Writer: Renamed user attribute '_Update{0}.originalValue' to '_Update_0__originalValue' based on format constraints for invalid characters, length, and caseGEODATABASE_SDE Writer: Renamed user attribute '_Update{0}.revisedValue' to '_Update_0__revisedValue' based on format constraints for invalid characters, length, and case    

I have my workbench on version 2021.2 where i am running different workspaces, the emailer transformer always throws an error 2024-05-09 22:54:24|   0.5|  0.1|ERROR |Python Exception <ModuleNotFoundError>: No module named 'fmepy_emailer'2024-05-09 22:54:24|   0.5|  0.0|FATAL |PythonFactory failed to load python symbol `fmepy_emailer.Emailer'2024-05-09 22:54:24|   0.5|  0.0|FATAL |Factory proxy not initialized2024-05-09 22:54:24|   0.5|  0.0|FATAL |Emailer_3_CALLER (PythonFactory): PythonFactory failed to process feature2024-05-09 22:54:24|   0.5|  0.0|ERROR |Emailer_3_CALLER (PythonFactory): A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details2024-05-09 22:54:24|   0.5|  0.0|ERROR |Creator_XML_Creator (CreationFactory): A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details2024-05-09 22:54:24|   0.5|  0.0|ERROR |A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details This is the fme email package Please help me understand what i am missing here

I am running a call to an Oracle DB based upon an input ID as a feature attribute value coming in from a CSV. There are upwards of 2000 ID’s to process. Initially, that call was running on a per-feature basis; I am now trying to make this more performant by using the IN statement e.g. WHERE ID IN (‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’). I am doing this by aggregating incoming ID’s into one attribute value. Where this falls flat is that there appears to be a limit on items that Oracle can cope with in an ‘IN’ statement, so I figured I would chunk it up into more manageable numbers. My first thought was to create a looping transformer. My conception of this would be that a Counter would increment a Sampler to take the first 500 records (X), then the X+1 group of 500 (e.g. values 501 to 1001), X=2 and so on, until the _matched_records result coming out of SQL Executor was 0, at which point a tester in line would fail. However, Sampler doesn’t support that kind of expression building (as far as I can see). Any id

Dear, I want to merge two different datasets. One data set has road segments with a maximum speed and the other is bike segments. For each bike segment I want to know what the maximum speed is on the nearby road segment. Now I want to merge for each bike segment the road segments that are near (next to each other) I have tried anchored snapper but that does not work 100procent. Do you have some ideas on how I could take this problem on?Thank you in advance  (purple the road segments, pink? the bike segments) Only the segments that are parallel to each other should be combined 

My workspace is not keeping my user parameters settings. It creates extra blank parameters when I close the User Parameter Editor window, and then my choices become useless at runtime. I’m also not able to delete these extra blank parameters. Downgrading to the stable version of FME Form but wanted to note the bug here.

Hi All, I have FME Form 2023.2.I am trying to make a REST API call using HTTPCaller. I got this error below,{    "code": "data_validation_error",    "message": "Invalid request values. Unexpected character ('_' (code 95)): expected a valid value (number, String, array, object, 'true', 'false' or 'null')",    "status": 400,    "traceId": "240425163408767-2c15ec9a"}However, the same request works just fine on Postman. Not sure what exactly the error means here. Can anyone help me on this?Here is the HTTPCaller screenshot.Here is the request body, Here is the error messages from the Translation log.##########...UpdateRecordCustomTablesHTTPCaller (HTTPFactory): An error occurred while accessing the URL 'https://apis.accela.com/v4/records/PINELLAS-24CAP-00000-0004H/customTables'The below feature caused the translation to be terminatedStoring feature(s) to FME feature store file `C:\FME\Funeral Home\FuneralHomeBillingInterfacefmw_log.ffs'++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

When using Manual Attribute Definition in the XLSX Writer or FeatureWriter, is there a way to copy the Column Formatting between attributes? I have noticed that if I manually add a new attribute beneath one already formatted it copies the Formatting of the one above. But I was hoping there would be an easy way to set one, and then have it applied to all attributes.

Hi, I am looking into a way to setup the HTTP Caller to Update a record in Salesforce, the writer is not suiltable as this is best for bulk, my JSON has the case ID and teh name of the field that nneds updating.I’m not sure how to setup for updating and not sure how to ensure refresh token works?I have followed this guide, https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407494166029-Connecting-to-Salesforce-in-FMEbut it doesn’t connect, coming up with a network error?

Hello.I’m trying to convert and IFC file into CityGML 3 file using the ifc-to-citygml3 FME Workspace, but when I tried to Run it, it shows this error.ISO10303-21: The input data contains a syntax error at the beginning of the file. The file should start with 'ISO-10303-21'. Ensure the file is in an ASCII character system, with no byte order marker.Unexpected character: #ISO10303-21: Invalid file format, unable to continue reading Can anyone help me fix this issue?

Hi, I’m having an issue with the StasticsCalculator returning some nulls for min and max. And also some unexpected rounded max values. Input data I’m calculating statistics on avg_dur field and grouping by SEG_ID. Unexpected results highlighted. The avg_dur field is data type real32. For some reason changing the data type to real64 results in the stats being calculated as expected.The ave_dur field was originally imported from an esri shapefile with data type . 

I have a non-spatial table in MS SQL database with lat/long coordinates. In my workspace I use the VertexCreator + EsriReprojector to create point geometries in our standard projection. Now I want to write the point features to a new feature class in an Enterprise Geodatabase (SQL Server back end).  The database connection I am using for the writer has permission to create table in the geodatabase and I am able to create feature classes in the geodatabase outside of FME.  But in the workspace, the translation fails with this error:“An error occurred while attempting to create the feature class 'My_New_Feature_Class'. The error number from ArcObjects is: '-2147216035'. The error message from ArcObjects is: {This geodatabase does not support this client or operation [This geodatabase does not support this client or operation] [My_New_Feature_Class]}I have searched for this error code and do not find much out there, so I am hoping someone here may have add a similar error and found a solu

Hi All,I’m working on an automation that needs to identify those lines that follow the geometry from another layer. The following screenshot explains what I need to do: Red line follows a river (not exactly the same geometry but pretty close) and need to identify those red lines that follows the blue centerline….I was thinking maybe I need to calculate the percentage of overlap between red and blue?There’s other locations where the red line only overlaps the blue lines for a little section so I can ignore those, see belowAny idea how to approach this?

Hi, I am new to FME so might be making a rookie mistake. But I am trying to update AGOL from a GDB shapefile but it won’t update in AGOL. I have managed to get everything to work and it shows the updates but its not sending the data to AGOL. What am i missing here?   

I have a fairly simple problem but can't seem to figure it out. I need to copy one excel file to another folder and rename the copied file. I've tried using the PATH reader and the File Copy Writer but nothing seems to get copied. Any ideas?

Hi everybody,My client has a spreadsheet that contains a list of Google Map urls embedded in text, inside cells in a Google Sheet. Using the Google Sheet  V4 reader, I am unable to read the url of the embedded text into the workspace. For example, I cannot read the url for the Google Map url for Safe’s location in this spreadsheet.  I’m really hoping to mine the lat/long coordinates from these urls. I use FME Desktop V2021.2.2.0 in production, but have Form V 2023.2.1.0 available, if needed.Thanks!

HiCurrently I am converting a DWG file to GDB (file) / SHP,The DWG file itself has line and polygon and they have color based on their different layer name.Once I read the file, it showed only FME feature name, I used AttributeExposer to add autocad color column and a few more useful information, then I used DWGStyler and FeatureColorSetter but once I write the file to GDB or SHP and bring the data to ArcGISPro, the layer has only one single color. (Please see the attachments) Can someone give me a clue how to solve it?