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lgrie
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Hello,

I have an error when trying to use a costum transformer :

 

FME Flow version : 2020.2.1

FME Form version : 2020.2.4

Error : The custom transformer was created with a newer version of FME Workbench

 

All jobs created under the more recent version work perfectly on FME Flow.

There is just the transformer who causes this problem.

Could anyone explain to me why this happens ?

@david_r​ or @Hans van der Maarel​ ?

Thanks a lot.

Best answer by redgeographics

It's generally not recommended to have your desktop (Form) of a higher version than your server (Flow). The reason is that transformers may have been updated between those versions, so in Form you potentially create a workspace or custom transformer that your Flow can't handle.

 

You can try downloading the Form version that matches your Flow version and edit the custom transformer there.

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It's generally not recommended to have your desktop (Form) of a higher version than your server (Flow). The reason is that transformers may have been updated between those versions, so in Form you potentially create a workspace or custom transformer that your Flow can't handle.

 

You can try downloading the Form version that matches your Flow version and edit the custom transformer there.


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It's generally not recommended to have your desktop (Form) of a higher version than your server (Flow). The reason is that transformers may have been updated between those versions, so in Form you potentially create a workspace or custom transformer that your Flow can't handle.

 

You can try downloading the Form version that matches your Flow version and edit the custom transformer there.

I see, thanks for your answer.

Yeah, I already thought of this option but wanted to be sure that there is no other possibility.