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606 Posts

scarterContributor

In Apps, change the word OK in the OK button to RUN

Hello Forum, In FME Flow's App builder I would like the word in the OK button to be 'Run' instead of 'OK'. This is because OK, is often thought of as also meaning close (yes, I know the users could just close the browser tab). But of course, in the case of FME Flow Apps OK most definitely means 'run it'. So, it would be better if the word OK was replaced by Run. I've looked in Flow Apps>Manage Workspace Apps>(click the App in question)>Customise, but there doesn't seem to be an option to change the wording of the OK button. Any ideas? Thanks,Stuart

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11 months ago

deanrContributor

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What do I do when the Backup_Configuration schedule is missing from my express installation?

I performed the express install of FME Flow 2023. Then I restored a backup from FME Server 2021. I do not see the backup schedule promised at https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME-Flow/AdminGuide/Perform_Scheduled_Backup.htm. Did my restore over write it? How can I automate a backup of FME Flow?

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11 months ago

dewrightcoContributor

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Install/Upgrade to Latest flow fails to start - The driver could not establish a secure connection to SQL Server by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption

When doing a start of the services after the DB has been initialized; I get this... com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException: The driver could not establish a secure connection to SQL Server by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. Error: "PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target". Have verified the Server/Port pair are correct, as well as verified the port accessibility from the Flow Server to the DB.

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1 year ago

tdunContributor

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Is there a way to remove 'optional' text for non-required parameters in a Flow app?

Hi all, Is there a way to remove the word '(optional)' when generating a Flow App?I find unnecessary text too noisy for the user...they don't need to see the text (optional) on the app. Be good if there was an option to turn this prompt off?? thanks,Tim

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1 year ago

ewieContributor

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Data upload in Flow App not working (stacktrace attached)

A user created a Flow App with a data upload but the upload is not working (no response from server). The stacktrace below shows that the backend cannot connect to some HTTPS endpoint. How can I find out what endpoint it is trying to connect to? Some config variable? This is a distributed FME Flow 2023.1.1.1 installation on Ubuntu 22.04. Stacktrace from /opt/fmeflow/resources/logs/tomcat/oxdedc001svdb02/catalina.2023-11-15.log:15-Nov-2023 17:12:26.716 SEVERE [http-nio-127.0.0.1-8081-exec-9] COM.safe.web.servlet.HttpRESTModel.handleException GET:/dataupload/Korridor_B_Test/shapefile2postgis.fmw java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.connect0(Native Method) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)

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1 year ago

scarterContributor

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Flow auto-reading changes made to workspaces in Form

Hi Group, Imagine I create a workspace in Form which is then published to Flow. I'd then run this via Flow, and it runs fine. But if I then make a change in the original workspace in Form (even a tiny change like change the destination of a writer, or add a new transformer somewhere), do I then have to republish the workspace from Form to Flow? Or does Flow automatically pick up on changes made to the workspace in Form? Thanks,Stuart

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1 year ago

virtualcitymattEvangelist

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Anyone know why the spike remover isn't working in this example?

I have a 3D dataset of lines several lines contain large spikes - like the one in the screen shot and attached template. I tried using the SpikeRemover but it doesn't seem to work - Does the Spike remover just not work on spike in the Z direction - the documentation doesn't really help identify why it doens't work? Failing that is there another way to remove points like the (z points which are about 100 meters off from the expected position). I started going down the line of extracting coordinates and trying to identify them that way but it seems like there must be a better way

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1 year ago

worjakContributor

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PostGIS Writer gives massive numbers of warnings

Hi, We have recently upgraded our FME Server 2021.* to FME Flow 2023.1.1.1 Build 23636. Many of our workspaces work fine but some have started to take much more time. 1h30m copying 619855 features from SQL server to PostGIS in FME Flow with 15828934!!! warnings vs. 4m in FME Form with 530 warnings. The warnings are of this type (both Flow 2023 and Form 2023 - none in FME 2021):2023-11-14 14:01:50| 186.1| 0.0|WARN |POSTGIS Writer: Renamed user attribute 'DW_TimeStamp' to 'dw_timestamp' based on format constraints for invalid characters, length, and caseIs this behaviour due to the fact that our workspaces in FME flow 2023 still are in version 2021? Regards Jakob

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1 year ago

vxn43Supporter

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Schedule Manager - Total Runs auto-refresh?

In Manage Schedules, there is a column named "Total Runs"; this tells you how many times a Schedule has been run; is there a FME Flow Setting to have a particular Schedule "auto-refresh" the Total Runs at a specific interval? Currently, to view the total runs a user needs to refresh the page or step out of and back into Manage Schedules.

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1 year ago

geomancerEvangelist

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Fixed - Web Application Interface not starting - port 8005 in use?

FIXEDWe have encountered a strange problem on FME Server 2020.0.2: all of a sudden the Web Application Interface has stopped working.This happened right after I terminated a job that had run all weekend. In the logging of FME Server we can see all jobs are still run as usual, so it is just a problem with the Web Application Interface. This appears to be a Tomcat problem. The server runs Apache Tomcat 9.0.24. So we checked the latest catalina.<date>.log file. It contains the following error messages:06-Nov-2023 09:28:32.913 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await Failed to create server shutdown socket on address [localhost] and port [8005] (base port [8005] and offset [0])java.net.BindException: Address already in use: JVM_Bindat java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.bind0(Native Method)at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketBind(DualStackPlainSocketImpl.java:106)at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.bind(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:387)at java.net.PlainSocketI

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1 year ago

rudacsmapParticipant

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FME Flow and KeyCloak

Hello, we would like to authenticate FME Flow users via „KeyCloak“ application. Our idea is that FME Flow would somehow be connected to the KeyCloak application. The moment a user wants to log in to FME Flow, he would be redirected to KeyCloak, authenticated. KeyCloak passes the information back to the FME Flow application, and user will be logged in. Do you have any experience with FME Flow-KeyCloak collaboration?Keycloak supports protocols OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0 and SAML 2.0.

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1 year ago

bhkContributor

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FME Server New User with Basic fmeuser Role seeing Admin Folders

I have added a new team member into FME Server, with fmeuser role. Basically this user only care read and Run workspaces under Parks repository so in FME Server under Repositories slide-down I set this configurationbut when I checked the user in the Server end point I am seeing this:As you can see two Samples and Tools repositories also listed there! When I check back in Server side, looks like there are some circled-checks on read and run options for these two! Now can you guys pleas let ne know how I can force this user to ONLY have access into Parks repository using the fmeuser role.

FME Server 2022.2 - problem updating upload files

Hello,We have updated FME Server from 2020 to 2022.2. Then there is something wrong with the upload files : We publish into FMEServer a workbench containing a "File/URL" User parameterThen we RUN the workspace 2 times : The file we upload has the same name, but the content of these 2 files is different--> FME Server doesn't update the file located here : FME Server\\SystemShare\\resources\\system\\temp\\upload\\ if we don't purge the folder (In case we change the file name, it works well.)We have not encountered this problem with FME 2020.2 Can anyone help?Thank youRonan

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1 year ago

csrickardParticipant

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Repeating process in Snapper part of workflow

I'm trying to prep a road network for use in the ShortestPathFinder. I found a flow on FME's documentation that looks like it does what I need (it uses a road network to prep for routing). The first three steps appear to have run fine, but I think the Snapper step keeps repeating. The following line has reached 100% completion 3 times but every time it does, it starts over doing the same thing: "Intersection operation processing one line against many others... 99.34% doneIntersection operation processing one line against many others... 99.87% doneIntersection operation processing one line against many others... 100% doneIntersection operation processing one line against many others... 0.52% doneIntersection operation processing one line against many others... 1.05% doneIntersection operation processing one line against many others... 1.58% done" Below is a screenshot of the flow I'm running. Am I correct that one step just keeps repeating? If so, how do I correc

1 year ago

vxn43Supporter

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Error Opening Path Reader on folder

I have published a workspace to FME Flow. When I run it in FME Flow, I get this error in the log file: Path Reader: Error opening the PATH Reader on folder '\\\\myservername\\T_DFshared\\FME Workflow\\All Reports to Folder5'. Could not find folder.I checked and the server where the folder resides can communicate with the server that FME Flow is installed on. The folder does indeed exist and has the files used in the workspace in it. The workspace published from FME Form starts with a Directory and Pathnames Reader and runs with no errors in FME Form. Could this error be caused by the spaces in the folder names in the UNC path shown above or could something else be causing this error?

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1 year ago

arnovananrooijContributor

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Read zip files wich a user can upload

Hi,I would like to create a fme server app where a user can upload multiple ZIP files. For each zipfile I would like to call a FeatureReader for one file within the zip file. How can I accomplish that?I tried the directory and file path names reader but this gives an error in FME server saying it expects a folder and not a file.Thank you

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1 year ago

vlroyrennSupporter

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Controlling zip file hierarchy with Data Download/Data Streaming with multiple writers

I have a (FME Form 2023.0) workbench that generates three Excel files, where running locally via FME Form gets me a zip with this structure:my_data_$(TODAY).zipfoo_$(TODAY).xlsxbar_$(TODAY).xlsxbaz_$(TODAY).xlsxAll three XLSX files are generated by three separate writers and have very distinct structures and different template files. When I publish the workbench to FME Flow and try running it with the DataDownload or Data Streaming services, however, I get a completely mangled zip file with this structure insteadOutput8719176120317945288.zipXLSXW_1foo_.xlsxXLSXW_2bar_.xlsxXLSXW_4baz_.xlsxIt seems like both services ignore whatever path the readers are configured to write to, and instead use a XLSXW_1_DATASET override that gets set by FME Flow, whose value seems to be $(FME_SERVER_DEST_DIR)/MULTI_WRITER_KEYWORD{0} with the file name appended at the end, without parameter expansion. Is there anything I can do to control the file structure inside that generated zip file, or perhape have a

Enable HTTPS using ADDS Certificate: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty

Hi, Following the documentation: https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME-Flow/AdminGuide/Starting-Stopping-FME-Flow-Manually.htm I tried to enable HTTPS for the server (FME Flow 2023.1 Build 23619 - win64). I can browse via HTTPS to my server without problem.When trying to run a job (Run Workspace / Samples / austinApartments.fmw / Data Download) I end up with an error 500. In the log (D:\\FMEFlow\\ProgramData\\resources\\logs\\tomcat\\NAME\\localhost***.log): SEVERE [https-jsse-nio-443-exec-8] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke Servlet.service() for servlet [JobRunnerForm] in context with path [/fmeserver] threw exception javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Unexpected error: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty Is it safe to attach the full log files ? Best regards, Endorria

The municipality of Eindhoven intends to change the current way of 'authentication' to 'SAML' authentication.The current way of authenticating is based on 'Windows Active Directory'.Within Eindhoven we use the publishing of FME Desktop scripts to FME server via the so-called 'FMEServerJobSubmitter'.This is based on an Active Directory account.FME version 2022.2.1 On the Safe website we find several articles that authentication within an FME flow via SAML does not support a number of transformers.One of them is the 'FMEServerJobSubmitter'. Two possible 'workarounds' are mentioned.We do have some questions about this. Hopefully someone can comment on this. 1. Use a System AccountFME Server can consist of both SAML and system user accounts. Consider creating a system user account whose credentials can be shared with those users who author workspaces in FME Desktop. This account can be used to create the web connection for FME Server trans

Since I installed FME FLOW 2023 my jobs can no longer run and I have an error.

HelloI have checked the folder and file tree as well as the user rights, the proxy is disabled but nothing helps...Sincerely Error details :lun.-18-sept.-2023 12:23:20.749 PM INFORM fmeenginemgrnodeclient 402911 : Connecting to Job Queue localhost node host localhost port 6379.lun.-18-sept.-2023 12:23:21.253 PM ERROR fmeenginemgrnodeclient 402902 : Failed to connect to Job Queue. Please ensure Job Queue is started.lun.-18-sept.-2023 12:23:21.253 PM ERROR fmeenginemgrnodeclient Failed to connect to any host resolved for DNS name.redis.clients.jedis.exceptions.JedisConnectionException: Failed to connect to any host resolved for DNS name. at redis.clients.jedis.DefaultJedisSocketFactory.connectToFirstSuccessfulHost(DefaultJedisSocketFactory.java:63) at redis.clients.jedis.DefaultJedisSocketFactory.createSocket(DefaultJedisSocketFactory.java:87) at redis.clients.jedis.Connection.connect(Connection.java:180) at redis.clients.jedis.Connection.initializeFromClientConfig(Con

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1 year ago

lifalin2016Contributor

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How to move location of job log files ?

Hi all.Running 2022.2.6 on Windows.My server is stacked with a 100 Gb C drive, and a 200 Gb E drive.I would like to move the location where FME server stores the job log files from C to E, and have therefore edited the file "C:\\Program Files\\FMEServer\\Server\\config\\logger\\engine\\messagelogger.properties", changing the location in LOG_FILE_PATH to a path on the E drive.But after restarting FME server, it still writes the job log files to the old default location on the C drive !!!Is the logger property even used ?Cheers.Lars

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1 year ago

lgrieContributor

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Authentification error in spite of correct credentials

Hello,I am trying to execute an job in datastreaming via HttpCaller.The message I get back is "HTTP/1.1 401" although I have my login data filled in.I tried to use my usernmae and pw on the browser, it works fine.Just the transformer tells me its not ok.I tried the two possibilities mentioned here for users without a token : https://community.safe.com/s/article/401-unauthorized-error-when-making-fme-server-requDoesn't work either way.... Maybe someone stumbled accross a similar problem and has a solution ?

itayContributor

Hi Holly,I am addressing you since your name ison the article(https://community.safe.com/s/article/how-to-create-a-wms-service-using-fme-server?t=1694673698026)and it is not possible to leave a comment I have implemented the WMS via FME Flow and I have noticed a strange behavior that I wanted to report.When requesting data from the WMS service I have noticed that the client (QGIS) creates a request per layer. This is as expected, however on the FME Flow side I get 2 identical requests for each WMS layer. This doubles the response time of the WMS service and uses twice the resources on FME, is this something you can look into and reproduce? Since the WMS request is done via the GetCapabilities workspace is there a way to remove this duplicate request before they trigger the GetMap workspace?Cheers,Itay

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1 year ago

dustinInfluencer

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Help with spatial predicates

Please excuse the crude drawing. I'm using a SpatialRelator with the red features in the Suppliers port, and the blue feature in the Requestor port. Features #1 and #3 need to pass the spatial predicate due to the relation between them being multiple verts (a line). Feature #2 would not pass, due to only having a single vert in common. None of the default spatial predicates will exclude #2 from the test. So, I've been trying various matrix to find a solution, but none seem to work. What would be the appropriate DE-9IM matrix, given that it is only polygon features being used? I have been referencing this help page: https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME-Form-Documentation/FME-Transformers/Transformers/spatialrelations.htm#Dimensio

1 year ago

marnickcleContributor

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How to use a defined storageclass for postgresql in a kubernetes deployment

Hi, I'm trying to configure a new FME Flow deployment with a new customer.They would like to keep all storage on the same storageclass: azurefiles-fmeserver.This storage class is created as highlighted in 3. Setup Shared Storage using Azure Files: https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME-Flow/AdminGuide/Kubernetes/Kubernetes-Deploying-to-AKS.htmHowever, if storage.postgresql.class is filled in, the deployment does not work.If this parameter is empty, the deployment completes and the storageclass: default is chosen. We have tried adding multiple different parameters in the postgresql.primary parameters, but none that helped us.Is there anyone who has had the same issue?Below is a exert of the Values.YAML file. storage: useHostDir: false reclaimPolicy: Delete postgresql: size: 1Gi class: azurefiles-fmeserver path: fmeserver: accessMode: ReadWriteOnce size: 10Gi class: azurefiles-fmeserver path: # It is recommended not to modify those parameters# For more options regarding Postgr

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