Skip to main content
Released

Server-wide global keys for FME Server

Related products:FME Flow
  • April 14, 2021
  • 3 replies
  • 47 views

cfvonner
Supporter
Forum|alt.badge.img+27

Each automation has "global keys" for settings that can be shared among the various actions inside that automation. There are certain (relatively) "constant" key/value pairs that I frequently use on multiple automations. Having to set them up each time in each new automation is time consuming, and if one of those "constants" change, I have to remember which automations use that key/value pair in order to keep them all updated.


I would propose a new server-wide "global key" that would be accessible from any automation on the server. In fact, the first time I saw "global key" that's what I thought it would be. Perhaps "global key" could be used for this server-wide purpose, and the existing automation-based "global key" could be renamed to "automation key" (which more clearly identifies its scope and purpose.

This post is closed to further activity.
It may be an old question, an answered question, an implemented idea, or a notification-only post.
Please check post dates before relying on any information in a question or answer.
For follow-up or related questions, please post a new question or idea.
If there is a genuine update to be made, please contact us and request that the post is reopened.

3 replies

runneals
Enthusiast
Forum|alt.badge.img+29
  • Enthusiast
  • May 11, 2021

It sounds like Automation Templates may be the solution for this!


mtaftferguson
Contributor
Forum|alt.badge.img+1

This would be extremely helpful for us as well. Especially when we move automations to our production server from development -- the projects feature is great and makes this easy, until a key differs between environments (connection parameters, say) and suddenly we're back to having to remember which keys need to change and changing them manually.


LizAtSafe
Safer
Forum|alt.badge.img+21
  • Safer
  • June 15, 2024
https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME-Form-Documentation/FME-Form/!Transformer_Parameters/Deployment-Parameters.htm