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letoff
asked in General
Installing FME-Engine on Linux in a subdirectory of /opt

Hi,  I finally managed to install my FME Server on a linux server without internet access (RedHat 7.1) on a distributed mode and the 2tier architecture. Allow me to say it was really not my best experience to say the least..Now I want to install a new fme-engine on the same machine but it looks like I have no choice upon the install directory. Am my missing something here ?We have plenty of space in the destination directory (/var/opt/data/...) with a symbolic link in /opt that points to the right place.Unfortunately the installer wants more free space in /opt which we don't have.Anyone have an idea on a way to install an fme-engine in a specific directory ?Thanks in advance 

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2 years ago
lifalin2016
Contributor
lifalin2016Contributor
asked in General
Is it possible to see information about which process launched a job ?

Hi list.I have a job being submitted multiple times, although I've added a sampler of "first 1" before the serverjobsubmitter (just in case). Is there a way to see, which process (job) that launched the jobs in question ?Cheers

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redgeographics
Celebrity
2 years ago
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involver
asked in General
Get a user ID while running a Server App

Hi Everyone,I have created a Server App (as admin) and gave an active directory account a right to run it (please, see attached)Then, using app's url I log in as myself (dshatilov) and run the app. I thought it would run the job (the workspace) as dshatilov, but yet it runs it as admin. Is there a way to fix it? What I am trying to achieve is to be able to run a server app as an active directory user and automatically extract user's name, so I could send the results back to a user without asking him or her to type in an email address.When I log in as myself to the FME server and run the workbench from there, it runs it as dshatilov and sends the results back to my address, but when I run the server app, it doesn't. 

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dbaldacchino1
Contributor
2 years ago
vmtng
Contributor
vmtngContributor
asked in General
How should I enter file names and paths into published parameters in schedule management?

Hi, I'm trying to run a workspace in FME Server. It has a few different KML writers, each one with a "Filename (output)" parameter for the output file. It works fine in FME Desktop, but when I run it in FME Server with the same parameters (Manage Schedules -> Enter parameters -> Trigger), I get some errors (I'm replacing the actual path elements with "blah" to avoid any problems with the client's security policies): KML: The file `\\\\blah\\blah\\blah\\' has an invalid or unsupported extension `'KML: Parent folder `\\\\blah\\blah\\blah\\' does not exist.KML: Cannot write to dataset `\\\\blah\\blah\\blah\\blah blah.kml'KML: Error initializing writerOGCKML writer: A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details The first message seems strange, as it doesn't state the actual file name, but only the path (is it a bug?). The second says the folder does not exist, but it does. I've tried entering the following:Remo

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vmtng
Contributor
2 years ago
sanghostevielee
Contributor
sanghostevieleeContributor
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(InlineQueryFactory): An error occurred while creating the table

Hello everyone, I've been having a tedious issue running a workspace on FME Server and wanted to share it in the forum.I created a workspace on FME Desktop and uploaded it on FME Server. However, whenever I run it on the server, an error occurs saying "(InlineQueryFactory): An error occurred while creating the table". Everything works smoothly on the desktop version, so I thought it was bizarre and reported this to the helpdesk. I sent them the entire workspace as well as input data in .ffs format.The FME technician said he couldn't reproduce the problem and that everything runs fine on his side. So he sent me the simplified version of my original workflow that contains only the InlineQuerier, telling me to test with that one. And surprisingly, that one ran successfully on our server. But, once I made a slightest change to that simplified workspace (I changed the input data to be read from the ArcGIS portal instead of locally), then it again landed on the same InlineQ

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sanghostevielee
Contributor
2 years ago
jhawks
Contributor
jhawksContributor
asked in General
Trying to back up the repositories etc before and upgade and getting this error: F:\\FME Server System Share\\repositories\\Dashboards\\AverageRunningTime\\AverageRunningTime.fmw (The system cannot find the path specified)

Trying to back up the repositories etc before and upgade and getting this error: F:\\FME Server System Share\\repositories\\Dashboards\\AverageRunningTime\\AverageRunningTime.fmw (The system cannot find the path specified)

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2 years ago
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irfanshaikseo
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Powerapps canevas gallery

I have a question regarding the gallery in powerapps. When I link a gallery to a sharepoint list and I put text Input to write and this data will be stored in the sharepoint list I have a problem -> the write boxes are not showing?  

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3 years ago
jwarren
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jwarrenContributor
asked in General
Allowing non-Owners to share FME Server objects

I am trying to allow other people to share to FME Server objects when they are not the owner. The documentation says that they need "Manage permission in Security", but I can’t see what that means! The only thing I can see is the ‘Manage’ permission on ‘Security Configurations’. However neither my colleague or I have that permission and yet I can share objects I don't own, but my colleague cannot...

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3 years ago
agelfert
Participant
agelfertParticipant
asked in General
How do I monitor the number of jobs in the queue for a given engine?

I had an engine queue pileup where job where just getting added to the queue and never ran. Since there were no failures none of my automated notifications were going out. So I completely missed this. Is there a way I can set up hourly polling to check the number of jobs in the queue? Did a quick search for doing this with Rest API but nothing jumped out at me. Thanks for any suggestions you may have.

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danminneyatsaf
Safer
3 years ago
jeffpickles
Contributor
jeffpicklesContributor
asked in General
Get Job Requestor User Name as an Attribute

Is there a way to bring the user name who requested a job run into the workspace as an attribute?  My current attempt uses a PythonCaller with the following code: import fme, osimport fmeobjects def processFeature(feature):    feature.setAttribute('Username', os.getenv('USERNAME'))    pass...and passes Username on as an exposed attribute. This works fine in Desktop, but in Server it always results in the Service Account username populating the attribute.  So if I run this in Desktop, Username is populated with jpickles... if I run this in Server, Username is populated with serviceaccount even though I am logged into FME Server as jpickles.  Is there an easier way to accomplish this task that I am currently unaware of? 

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jeffpickles
Contributor
3 years ago
ronmak
ronmak
asked in General
Moving from desktop to Server or Cloud

I have a license of FME desktop and currently use it to extract features from autocad DWG files from three physical servers and package it into SHP files. Running this manually is a bit tedious, and I would like to run updates more often so I am considering getting into either FME Server or FME Cloud. From a cost perspective, the Cloud option looks more appealing, but I don't know if it will be able to access all of our network drives. I am not that knowledgeable about IT issues, but wonder if I will need to give the cloud server some kind of VPN to be able to get at the data. This will likely make our IT consultants worry about security issues. Any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.

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ronmak
3 years ago
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ikubra800
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How to send xml data to manual trigger in fme server because manual trigger just works with json data. So is there any trigger for xml data ? (webhook or etc)

How to send xml data to manual trigger in fme server because manual trigger just works with json data. So is there any trigger for xml data ? (webhook or etc)

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fgiron
Contributor
3 years ago
agelfert
Participant
agelfertParticipant
asked in General
Do I have to configure FME Server for HTTPS in this case?

This may be a slightly "general" web development and authentication. etc question but maybe someone working with FME Server has a quick answer.So I have various pieces of a project working.An ESRI web app that grabs some user info and other detail.An FME Service that takes some JSON input and writes it to database.Some custom code using FMEServer.js that sends info to the FME service.But when I try to put it all together I get 'Mixed Content' errors because ArcGIS Enterprise is enforcing HTTPS and my existing FME is running on HTTP. I don't have a problem with getting a Cert and enabling HTTPS for FME Server if that's the only solution (and maybe I'm hereby offering my own solution) but is it?Thanks

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david_r
Evangelist
3 years ago
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paulc1
asked in General
Server apps does not seem to cope with the 'use tree' option set in pub. parameters when selecting 'Choice (multiple'. I.e. you lose the higher level and it just appends the group name. Any ideas? Does server app not support this?

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3 years ago
brandonguo
Contributor
brandonguoContributor
asked in General
No FME server engine available

Issue: FME Server is licensed, but under Engine management, no engines are available. Refering to this article: Known Issue: FME Server Engines Missing Failed to Connect to Job Queue (safe.com) I've tried to delete the log from queue folder, FME can regenerate the log, but still didn't solve the issue. Queue log information:[6732] 25 Nov 12:14:18.692 # Creating Server TCP listening socket 127.0.0.1:6379: bind: No errorFMEserver log:Thu-25-Nov-2021 01:53:57.238 PM   INFORM   fmeenginemgrnodeclient   402911 : Connecting to Job Queue localhost node host localhost port 6379.Thu-25-Nov-2021 01:53:57.304 PM   INFORM   fmeenginemgrnodeclient   402911 : Connecting to Job Queue localhost node host localhost port 6379.Thu-25-Nov-2021 01:53:57.387 PM   ERROR    fmeenginemgrnodeclient   402902 : Failed to connect to Job Queue. Please ensure Job Queue is started.Thu-25-Nov-2021 01:53:57.388 PM   ERROR    fmeenginemgrnodeclient   Could not get a resource from the poolredis.clients.jedis.exceptions.J

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steveatsafe
Safer
3 years ago
hkingsbury
Celebrity
hkingsburyCelebrity
asked in General
FME Serve Custom Engine Properties

Hi All I've been having a look at the new engine assignment rules on recent version of FME Server. When creating a new Engine Assignment Rule you have the ability to create a custom engine property to use to assign engines. However I see no way of subsequently assigning that newely created property to an engine to use in the engine routing. In the Queue Control documentation it suggests that you can add custom properties to Engines, but only using Kubernetes https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Server_Documentation/WebUI/Queue-Control.htm (towards the bottom of the page under 'To add a queue to a new rule') Is there something i'm missing? i've had a dig through the config files (thinking it might have to be a manual assignment similar to older versions of FME Server) also had a dig through and could find anything apparent in the REST API (side note - noted theres a new v4 API in the works) This could be really powerful if you were able to individually tag engines with

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hkingsbury
Celebrity
3 years ago
oliver.morris
Contributor
oliver.morrisContributor
asked in General
Why is the task reporting it takes 3 seconds to run when it actually takes far longer.

Issue best described with some images:  Anyone have any ideas as to why, before lunch it was running and reporting taking a few seconds, now it is taking a one minute but reporting as taking 3 seconds. I am running as a data stream. Thank you

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oliver.morris
Contributor
3 years ago
sandervanegmond
Contributor
sandervanegmondContributor
asked in General
How do I set an expiration run/queue time for FME server apps?

When I run a workspace directly on FME server I have the option to choose a job expiration time for both the runtime and the queue time. This can also be done with schedules. However, I can't find this option for workspace apps. How can I set this up for my workspace app? 

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markw
3 years ago
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momo
asked in General
How do I prevent running the same workspace at the same time?

Hello!We've got two Engines (FME Server 2020.1.0.1). The workspace accesses files which could be accessed by only one editor. But the workspace can be started by many users. How do I prevent running the same workspace at the same time on both engines? The FME Server should detect whether the workspace is running. If the workspace is running, the new job shall be queued.  Thank you for your help!

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3 years ago
timboberoosky
Contributor
timboberooskyContributor
asked in General
Can you recover deleted FME Engine logs?

Is there a way of recovering FME Server Engine logs that have been deleted? In the Web UI, I downloaded all (current and old folders) as a backup, and didn't notice until after I had chose to delete the same folders, that the download had some 'network issue' and didn't actually download anything.Is there a way of recovering the log files that were in 'current' and 'old' that I have deleted? They aren't in the Recycle Bin on the FME Server machine. Thanks!

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timboberoosky
Contributor
3 years ago
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vienna
asked in General
Limit max number of cores/threads for FME Server Engines when running a server workspace?

We run FME Server with 2 Engines on the same VM as ArcGIS Server. Lately we experimented with new functionalities in FME Server workspaces that caused very high CPU usage that first crashed the FME Server Core Service then also the ArcGIS Server Service. Geoserver offers an option to limit the max number of threads when seeding tiles...is there a similar option for FME Server to set this per Engine? The alternative would be quite costly for us (have a dedicated VM just for FME Server).

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virtualcitymatt
Celebrity
3 years ago
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edidimand
asked in General
Having issues creating areas from lines

When receiving input from a .dgn file a lot of it's parts are seen as Lines (That is how Smart Solids appear in it, almost as a WireFrame), I managed to group them and I am trying to build areas from them which I can later pass to a MeshBuilder.Some of these lines seem to form perfect forms, just as I wish but some are deformed despite the wireframe looking just as good as the others.I am grouping my lines by igds_cell_sequence_number, which gives me sort of individual elements like walls/windows/etc. as a wireframe:Then I pass it to an AreaBuilderBut my output looks like this: It seems to connect just that triangle over there, how could I change this?Or any idea of a different approach would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance!

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ronnie.utter
Contributor
3 years ago
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jwhitnack
asked in General
How do I set the FME_TEMP env variable for FME Server (Ubuntu 20.04)?

I followed the instructions under https://community.safe.com/s/article/fme-temp-environment-variable and set it in /etc/environment and yet it still uses the default '/tmp/fmeengine/<engine-folder>'.I have restarted FME Server and the entire server.

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skime
Contributor
3 years ago
timboberoosky
Contributor
timboberooskyContributor
asked in General
Change Server Apps Parameters Display Settings

I've made the simplest of Server Apps with a Source Text File, StringReplacer and Output Text file to the Data Download service. In the App Parameters, the String Replacer "Text to Replace" shows what it looks to be all of the Transformer configuration settings, but all I want is the Parameter Prompt. I attached a screenshot of it (and the underlying workspace parameters) - can the info in red be removed? I'm running FME Server 2019.1.3.1.Thanks!

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redgeographics
Celebrity
3 years ago
skime
Contributor
skimeContributor
asked in General
How to configure FME Server Engine on Docker to use system proxy (Linux)

I'm hosting FME Server Engine using docker on Ubuntu (tag: 21302). When I try to use it and my Ubuntu is connected to a proxy, HTTPCaller in one of the workspaces can't make external requests resulting in:154 2021-10-24 21:51:39 | HTTPCaller_2 (HTTPFactory): An error occurred while accessing the URL 'https://www.google.com'155 2021-10-24 21:51:49 | HTTPCaller (HTTPFactory): [5]: HTTP transfer error: Couldn't resolve host name156 2021-10-24 21:51:49 | HTTPCaller (HTTPFactory): [5]: Please ensure that your network connection is properly set up157 2021-10-24 21:51:49 | HTTPCaller (HTTPFactory): [5]: No proxy settings have been entered. If you require a proxy to access external URLs, please ensure the appropriate information has been enteredHow can I configure the docker FME Server Engine to use the system proxy? I saw the admin guide but it's intended for direct system installation. Are there any environment variables I can set up?Interesting observation - I had an FME Server Engine on Wi

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skime
Contributor
3 years ago

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