General

Hi, I've written a very simple FME script to add a field to a feature layer in ArcGIS online. When I run my FME file it say my translation was successful however, the field does not get added to my feature layer. I've tried both the 'INSERT' and 'UPDATE' options in my writer.  I recieve the following warning message in my log: "ArcGIS Online Feature Service Writer: Attribute 'MyField' on feature type 'MyFeatureLayer' does not match any field on the corresponding layer/table. The attribute will be ignored". Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? FME file attached. Regards, Damian

Hi there,I'm trying to figure out how VariableSetter/Retriever works.  I found this article which is very helpful:https://community.safe.com/s/article/converting-multi-line-records-into-single-features However, I'm a bit confused that there're 48 records when setting VariableSetter, while there're 450 records when using VariableRetriever...How could VariableRetriver work to detect&input those 48 rows' attributes into the 450 records?  Great thanks!

I'm using a PythonCaller to derive a database instance string to be used to populate an attribute.  The caller works fine until I introduce a python script derived private parameter which outputs an sde connection string.  The string works if I plug it directly into a reader, but fails if I use it as a macro value in the Python Caller.  The error references a dll but I am using the correct interpreter and all my python scripts (including this one until now) are running fine otherwise.  Any thoughts?   Thanks *note all location specific text is changed to "!@#$%"Error snippet:2020-09-17 13:30:18|   3.4|  0.7|ERROR |Python Exception <ImportError>: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.2020-09-17 13:30:18|   3.4|  0.0|ERROR |Error executing string `import<space>arcpy<lf>import<space>fmeobjects<lf><lf><lf>#<space>Template<space>Function<space>interface:<lf>#<space>When<space>using<space>t

In FME 2017 format "Esri Legacy ArcSDE" available but in FME 2020 i am not able to see Esri Legacy ArcSDE.

Hi, I have and ArcGIS Online account containing around 100 directories (Sp1, Sp2, Sp3,...). Each directory contains a feature layer (Sp1_WFL, Sp2_WFL, Sp3_WFL,...). I'm trying to figure out how to create an FME script that will batch process all of my feature layers. At the moment I want to add a new field to each of my feature layers and populate the field with a particular value. I recently watched an FME webinar that suggested using a DIRECTORY AND FILE PATHNAMES reader and a WORKSPACERUNNER transformer however I can't seem to get it to work. Is this the best option to use for batch processing in ArcGIS Online? If anyone could get me started I would really appreciate it.Regards, Damian

I have a few thousand points for which I need to build a line that connects a point to another point or two, based on location.For example, if a type A point is far from a type B point at a certain distance, then build me a line that connects them.Do you think this is possible?Of course I tried with theLineBuilder and could not reach a desired result. 

I'm using Filtertype: Contains, and I would like to add muliple string values to Match Expression, like "string A" OR "string B" OR "string C". I've tried creating a User Parameter, but it didn't work... any idea's?

Hello and welcome to the first What’s Up Wednesday of Fall.  New Trial ProcessNew FME users can download FME and start up a free 7-day trial without having to wait for an emailed activation code, which means they can get up and running in a matter of minutes. After the 7 days are up, they can activate another 30 days by just simply clicking a link in their email. We’ve also updated our trial page on our website, so check it out! FME AR BlogThe world of augmented reality (AR) is rapidly expanding. We just posted a new blog post highlighting 5 ways to view data in AR, including AR x-rays!  WebinarDo you often work with Excel? Watch the webinar tomorrow about 5 ways FME can improve your Excel data.  While you’re on the webinar page, sign up for a webinar offered by one of our partners! FME HackathonThe voting for the FME Hackathon is now closed. Thank you to all who submitted projects and voted. The results will be out shortly! If you want to see the awesome projects, check out a recordin

I am using FME Desktop. For my data source I am using MSSQL_JDBC_NONSPATIAL_2. I am reading the data from the data source and copying it into the Socrata platform using the Socrata writer. I copied the first four lines of command line code, pasted into notepad and saved it in the same location as the FME file. When I run window task scheduler. In command prompt, it reads. Reading...Emptying factory pipline...Translation was Successful Then get the following message directly below it.C:\\drive........etc.''--SourceDataset_MSSQL_JDBC_NONSPATIAL_2' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.C:\\drive.....etc.'--DestDataset_SAFE.SOCRATA.SOCRATA2' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. I cannot tell, if that is an error message and the task scheduler failed or if that is normal? Thoughts

Hello, I have an FME Desktop workflow within which I have a Counter that is set to start at 700,000, but the final three entries are not rendering with a correct value as per the attached screenshot. The Counter scope is local and I do have a second Counter within this workflow that works fine, although I was having this prior to introducing the second Counter (this has a different transformer name, is also local and starts from 1). I have run this workflow a few times now with Feature Caching On and Off, plus have closed all other FME sessions, but am still getting the issue. Has anyone experienced this before? Thanks, RB

 I have a layer with polylines that intersect with polygons where I use the method intersection (Spatial filter). I want to remove those lines where bigger parts of the line is outside than inside a polygon. How should I proceed?BR

HiI have 2 datasets and I want to do an intersection operation after 2 attributemanager transformers. How to do this ?Thanks select ... intersect select ... ==> sql like

Hi all, I have a number of shapefiles covering a range of dates, with each date recorded in the file name. I also have a number of area of interest polygons and I have been tasked with finding out how much overlap there is with each area of interest and each date period.  For each area of interest I was going to create a spreadsheet with the date taken from the corresponding file used as a field heading populated with an area value for amount of overlap. There are instances where there is no overlap between the two files. Is it possible to still take the date from the file name and attach it to the area of interest polygon and populate the field with 0? I have attached some sample data below Many thanks, Matthew 

Hello,I have a program to make that require the use of a PythonCaller. But unfortunately, it looks very different to what I am used to, doing Python work.I have looked up for some tutorials on how the input/output woks, but I have not found anything really useful, or even understandable.Do you have any link for a tutorial that goes further than just launching a PythonCaller ?I need to modify a SHP file, deleting some lines/geometry points and adding some, as well as features. All in 3DThank you

Hi, I have some troubles reading a Feature service within ArcGIS Enterprise Portal, and I get the message: ArcGIS Portal Feature Service Reader: Encountered an unexpected error. The error code from the server was '500'. If the screenshot here is to small I have also attached it. I believe the error happens when requesting metadata from the service as it calls att http instead of https (https is correct for the feature service URL). However, I don't know how to control this, as the connection to the Portal seems fine inside the Reader. I am also able to publish at new feature service to the Portal (which makes me eliminate connections problems). Has anyone experienced the same thing?

Is there any way to create Document Set using SharePointOnlineConnector ?

https://community.safe.com/s/question/0D54Q000080hU2VSAU/the-error-number-from-arcobjects-is-2147220936?t=1600358866820Is a similar error except mine says |ERROR |An error occurred while attempting to add a shape to a feature buffer. The error number from ArcObjects is: '-2147220936'. The error message from ArcObjects is: {No spatial reference exists.} However there is a coordinate system just as all the other drawings in my dataset.this is FATAL and the workbench does not continue

Hi I would like to call an oracle stored multiple times, passing different parameters. It seems only the first call is successful.Any idea what is the correct syntax ? begin storedproc1(param1, parm2);storedproc1(param3, parm4);end; I have also tried FME_SQL_DELIMITER / begin storedproc1(param1, parm2);storedproc1(param3, parm4);end;/

Hello everyone, when I create Geotiff file, I can see some pictures with differents appearances, as you can see on the attachment, we can have the feeling that we have a transparency filter.. Whatg do you think about it ? How can I resolve this problem?  I have tested to see my result on different soft (Global Mapper, QGIS) and I have the same render, so it's not a "software bug" but effectively during the process when I create my Geotiff file.  And the second ambiguity, I can see (on second image) something like black clip while in my raw images, I have nothing that seems abnormal to me. Any help will be appreciated :)   

Hello, I submit this very simple workspace that writes three text files containing the current date obtained in different ways from a private parameter (Today).I get 3 different files when I thought I could get the same 3 files. Moreover, there is no problem to create directories containing the date.Unless I'm mistaken, it looks like a bug. Especially since when I designed the workspace, test1.txt contained the expected result... If the .fmw is copied or moved, the problem occurs.I ran this workspace on version 2020.1 (FME(R) 2020.1.1 (20200817 - Build 20614 - WIN64).  

I have an issue reading ifc files containing an IFC Class called:IFCPHYSICALCOMPLEXQUANTITY  https://standards.buildingsmart.org/IFC/RELEASE/IFC4/ADD2_TC1/HTML/schema/ifcquantityresource/lexical/ifcphysicalcomplexquantity.htm I have tried using a feature reader to read different types of Ifc Files, but to no avail, the file gets rejected. I found a work around, where I would open the ifc file as a text file and replace the IFCPHYSICALCOMPLEXQUANTITY with IFCPHYSICALSIMPLEQUANTITY and then save and close the txt file and run the fme desktop script again, which then opens the ifc file!? Does anyone know how to read ifc files with this class? I am worried that by changing the text, I might lose some dependencies or relations within the ifc structure.  Feature Request Rejection code:'ISO10303-21: Unable to open STEP file: W:\\000_mitarbeiterInnen\\000_fs\\02_FME_Watcher\\000_RawData\\TN05_V1_BEM_200827.ifc'. Please check that the file is readable.A fatal error has occurred. Check t

Hi,i need to create polygon-geometries with different start and end widths for our road network but i didnt find any useful ways to do this. The source data are lines from an esri geodatabase with attributes for the start and end widths and the offsets for the left and right corner points. A bunch of sample datasets are attached (MITAB). 

I have a network where I would like to identify intersections that are not connecting at endpoints. Each line feature has it's own colour in the image below and I would like to sort out all intersections similar to A.  At intersections B and C all the lines are connecting at end nodes, but the yellow line is touching the pink somewhere "midline". I would like to collect the point where this overlap happens. I have been experimenting with the TopologyBuilder but have not figured out to get the result I want.

Hi,I want to create raster based on several LIDAR component  that came with a pointcloud. These are:Component: ReflectanceType = Int16Scale = 0.01Component: DeviationType = UInt16I would like to create rasters based on these atributes. I have tried PointCloudSpliter, PointCloudPropertyExtractor but without results.Any advice?

Welcome to another edition of What’s Up Wednesday! Coming back to my home office from vacation got me thinking about days back in the Safe office. Both Mark and myself work from home permanently from the chilly prairies compared to the balmy Vancouver/Surrey area that the office is in. But that doesn’t stop us from dreaming about the new office. If you haven’t seen our new building or just want to dream of being back in the office, you can go on a tour with Don and Dale through our office back in December.  New BuildFME 2020.1.2.1 (b20624) has been released. No major updates but starting next week, new users can immediately start a 7-day free trial to test out FME without waiting for a license via email.  FME and Web ConnectionsJen has been busy updating and creating a ton of new articles for our knowledge base regarding FME and Web Connections! Learn how to create a web connection, add authentication as well as how to access the connections. There are articles specifically about conne