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I am using FME Form (previously desktop)

FME(R) 2019.2.3.2 (20200320 - Build 19825 - WIN64)

I want to learn how to use a simple WFS reader

The provider is Geoscience Australia

https://services.ga.gov.au/

The WFS is National Local Government Area Council Offices

https://services.ga.gov.au/gis/services/Australian_Coastal_Sediment_Compartments/MapServer/WFSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WFS

The URL I have set is

https://services.ga.gov.au/gis/services/Local_Government_Area_Council_Offices/MapServer/WFSServer

But it does not work

I get this error

<ows:ExceptionReport xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema=" xmlns:ows="http://www.opengis.net/ows=" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance=" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/ows http://schemas.opengis.net/ows/1.1.0/owsExceptionReport.xsd=" version="1.1.0=">

<ows:Exception exceptionCode="InvalidParameterValue=" locator="outputFormat=">

 <ows:ExceptionText>OutputFormat 'text/xml; subType=gml/3.1.1/profiles/gmlsf/1.0.0/0' not supported.</ows:ExceptionText>

</ows:Exception>

</ows:ExceptionReport>

Received error report: ExceptionReport

The XML Module halted on error, see the logfile for details

<WFS> An error occurred while reading a GetFeature response, to ignore the error and avoid losing the previously read features, set the WFS "Ignore GetFeature Error" parameter. Total features downloaded: '0'

A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details

I get the same error.


Hello @nicholas​, thank you for posting. At first I got the same error as well, and I thought the GetFeature URL might've been broken/not working. After taking a closer look at the service, I noticed ServiceTypeVersion = 2.0.0. When we change the WFS Version parameter = 2.0.0 in the WFS Reader, I am able to bring features into FME Form:

imageNot sure if WFS are backwards compatible or not, maybe not? Please let me know if you're unable to read the data after updating the parameters! Happy to help, Kailin


Hello @nicholas​, thank you for posting. At first I got the same error as well, and I thought the GetFeature URL might've been broken/not working. After taking a closer look at the service, I noticed ServiceTypeVersion = 2.0.0. When we change the WFS Version parameter = 2.0.0 in the WFS Reader, I am able to bring features into FME Form:

imageNot sure if WFS are backwards compatible or not, maybe not? Please let me know if you're unable to read the data after updating the parameters! Happy to help, Kailin

Excellent @kailinatsafe​ 


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