To strengthen the integration between FME Form and FME Flow, it would be beneficial to improve access to FME Flow's shared resources directly from FME Form.
Currently, we know that it is possible to access files stored in Shared Resources via a reader in "Select Files from the Web" mode, but it would be much more convenient if this capability were natively built into FME Form.
Proposed Enhancements
- Direct Navigation in FME Flow Resources (from FME Form)
- Enable browsing Shared Resources or Network Resources directly from FME Form, without having to copy-paste paths or manually modify macros.
- Deployment parameters & Automatic Resolution of Macros and UNC Paths
- Currently, if an FME Flow Network Resource (ex: $(SDEconnection)) points to a network drive, users must manually specify the UNC path in FME Form because the macro does not resolve automatically.
- It would also be useful if Deployment Parameters could include connections to FME Flow resources (Shared Resources, Network Resources).
- Pre-population of FME Flow User Parameters in FME Form
- When connected to an FME Flow instance, global parameters like FME_FLOW_WEB_URL could be automatically populated in FME Form.
- Access Alignment with FME Flow User Permissions
- Access to files and resources from FME Form should respect the permissions defined in FME Flow, ensuring users only access the resources they are authorized to use.
