I find it quite easy to whip up a workspace to use in FME Server in about five minutes, but it takes me way longer to create a way for an end user to run it.
Currently I can:
- Have users run it through a simple URL
- Give users access to FME Server with a guest account to run it there
- Create my own custom web page with a form/interface for parameters
But a URL doesn't work when I want the users to provide parameters (most of the time) and I usually don't want to give users access to the FME Server interface because it gives them access to other workspaces and functionality they don't need to see (and forces them to log in).
Creating a custom web page is good, but it can take a long while to set it up (plus where do I create it?)
So, I'm thinking it would be useful to have a "Run Only" page on FME Server; i.e. I can provide a link to a user and it takes them to an FME Server page. The page allows the specified workspace to be run, but it doesn't require a log in, and it has no menus or advanced content.
Something like this:
Any thoughts or votes? Does anyone else find it hard to create a quick way to share a workspace to run it, or have any ideas on how it might be implemented?
