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The new format looks great. Just one suggestion...when clicking on "View More" at the bottom of the list of topics, the page refreshes above the button. So you are scrolling up to see additional topics, and then scrolling back down if you wish to "View More" again. It would make it easier to browse topics if the list were to refresh down the page after clicking "View More", so that you keep your place in the list of topics, and simply keep scrolling down. Hopefully this makes sense.
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: Bentley MicroStation Design (V8) writer having the ability to create cells with annotation scale I'm having to do additional processing in MicroStation using cell replacement and replacing with a cell that has annotation scale setting because the cell output in FME doesn't have the ability to use/set the annotation scale.
For many analysts, finding statistics/histogram by visual preview would be immensely helpful. Right now, you have to add statisticscalculator in the workspace. Perhaps, this functionality can be embedded within visual preview and in the data inspector automatically.
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If I add a new parameter in a workbench that I call from fmeserverjobsubmitter all works with the default parameter until the fmeserverjobsubmitter is not refreshed.After the refresh of the fmeserverjobsubmitter I have to specify the new variable with a value and I can't leave it blank in the hope that the value is replaced by the default.I'd like the programming approach:def myWorkbench(param1, param2 = False):The param2 is set to false when I call myProcedure(value1) .The goal is to have the auto set of the value from default parameter in the called workbench.Now my solution is to set a published parameter, read it from pythonscript parameter and set it in function of the published parameter.
I wanted to create an attribute that depended on a condition in variable 1 to chose which attribute to use in a given column. This would require a Conditional Value operator, and I found it very hard to find where to do that.Can the Attribute Manager be updated in such a way that it is easier to find the Conditional Value editor?
I recently needed to use a RandomNumberGenerator in a workspace but I needed to have no duplicate values in the random numbers. In my case I was creating a Bingo Sheet but I can see how having no duplicate values would be handy for anonymizing data.I got around this limitation by adding a duplicate filter and a loop in a custom transformer.Has anyone else encountered this or is interested in this functionality? Please leave a comment below with your use case.
Hello @daleatsafe, @donatsafeThis to notify in latest release 2020 FME desktop under View “Connection style” option is missing (Curved , Squared, Straight ) .
Just found C:UsersUSERAppDataRoamingSafe SoftwareFMEStartPagestart.htmlIf you edit this HTML and restart FME Desktop you can edit the startup page and add your own content! What could be useful and some features that should be added?- A FMECloud / FMEServer dashboard?- A link to knowledge.safe.com ?- A link to your own companys intranet?Or similar to the video below?Add your suggestions in the comments below!VIDEO of changed FME Desktop startup page
Setting up FME Server to receive and send e-mail is sometimes a hassle. Would it be possible to include a lightweight e-mail server in the FME Server installation so that test/dev versions of FME Server have the capability to send/receive e-mail without connecting to an official account?
FME Server 2020.0: Accessing published services (App) without credentials,It would be great if the published services (App) by FME Server can be accessed without the need to login. This is already implemented for the services published by ArcGIS Servers. These services can be approached without the need to login unless otherwise configured. The link below, for example, displays services that can be approached without the need to loginhttps://adaptor.geomolg.ps/adaptor/rest/serviceswhat we are looing for is to have all the published App by FME Server displayed though the link:http://jamalnuman:2020/fmeserver/apps/
Allow FME Server to use both leading and trailing wildcard exceptions in FME Server. Eg. *.domain.* within the Web UI.
I would like to propose an update to the LineCombiner that would create a list of the coordinates where a line was joined at.
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: Visual Preview Window should maximize when double clicking on the window header, not dock. Visual Preview Window should maximize when double clicking on the window header, not dock. Docking the preview window when double clicking on it is not a standard UI behaviour. The window should have min/max/close functionality, not just dock.
It would be nice if the geotiff writer and reader for that matter had parameter options for dealing with elevation grid data. Most DEM/DSM that we deal with are in geotiff format and the writer doesn't give you an option to specify that the geotiff is elevation grid data.
A nice feature to have on all readers which support textures/appearances would be to have an option to skip textures/appearances. It's fairly easy enough to rename the textures folder in most cases, however, this is not always possible (e.g., FME Server or with binary files where textures are in the file). The benefit here is a performance boost. The textures can be particularly slow when reading CityGML for example, One must read in the file before appearances can be removed.In certain workflows reading the textures isn't needed, such as geometry validation and or conversions to formats which don't support textures.This would be a nice addition to speed things up
Idea is to have an active directory choice box that refreshes at runtime. Let's say I'm trying to select the name of a service account owned by an employee so I can use its value in my translation. So when I open the "Service Account" publish parameter, I can go from Boss Name > Employee Name > All Service Accounts owned by Employee through the choice box interface, in a tree like this: Clicking on "Service Account 1" would allow me to use its name in my translation. Would be absolutely epic if this interface would work in FME Server as well. Currently I can import a static version of this info to the choice box, but having it actually query the AD Server when clicking through would be awesome as it would always be up to date.
If you have this data : "01/01/2020"With this pattern : "([0-3][0-9])/([0-1][0-9])/([0-2][0-9][0-9][0-9])"You can only extract data by using the number of order of the different groups you made : "3-2-1" to extract this : "2020-01-01"The official PERL documentation (which is the one recommanded by Safe to look at for REGEX) allows you to use names for groups for an easier calling.So, with the previous data : "01/01/2020"You could use this pattern : "(?<day>[0-3][0-9])/(?<month>[0-1][0-9])/(?<year>[0-2][0-9][0-9][0-9])"And extract data by using this call : "g{year}-g{month}-g{day}" to extract this : "2020-01-01".This exemple is really simple but when you have tenth of group for a very complexe REGEX search, it becomes very difficult to use.REGEX doc on Safe website : http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Desktop_Documentation/FME_Transformers/!Transformer_Parameters/Regular-Expression-Editor.htmPERL REGEX doc recommended by Safe : https://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html
WHAT : Modular installation with possibility to pick transformers and reader categories to limit the installation. Packages would allow to add 3D, BI or PointCloud transformers and formats later if needed for example (even partial upgrades?).WHY : FME installation file and folder are becoming bigger and bigger,A lot of people are lost with so many transformers/formats,SAFE is pushing more outside of pure GIS and CAD market.
Like the PointOnRasterExtractor but for point clouds.It is becoming more and more common for terrain data and surface data to be delivered in some point cloud format which is really nice. Now, however, previous workflows which were raster based like getting the height of a terrain from a raster based on a point are now becoming obsolete . A performant method for extracting data from a point cloud based on a point location is becoming an important workflow. A single FME Tool solution would be awesome.
FME Hub is a fantastic place for members of the FME Community to share their work and solutions with each other. As the amount of content in FME Hub grows, and the usage increases, many items become flagged for updates - things break, or sometime enhancements are needed. I think it would be amazing if the entire FME Hub had a more collaborative approach, perhaps similar to Git, where members of the FME Community could enhance existing items and fix bugs - even if they are not the content owner. This practice would promote more robust content, and ensure that content does not fall out of date as FME evolves. What do you think? How often have you wanted to enhance an existing item? How often have you come across items in FME Hub that need to be fixed?
As the user is "connected", would it be possible with FME data express to open a second workspace/app based on the result of the first process/automation? In the best situation, context elements, like the background map, could be adapted. This would allow multiple stages/steps scenarios within FME data express.
This idea is for Desktop and Server versions of FME software to be able to be patched where bugs are encountered & with a simple patch process. Background ... After updating to FME Desktop & Server version 2019.1, a couple of bugs were noticed, with StatisticsCalculator, and Counter (with Excel). Due to Desktop Server versions needing to be in sync, it is not always easy or cost efficient to simply update the software, particularly on the Server, each time a bug is encountered. Workarounds have been used in relation to the above, though they are 'painful' and inefficient often needing to be fixed in later versions. Having a simpler, easier process to patch the software (the transformer) would be much preferred and have business benefits and cost efficiencies.
On feature merger when handling duplicate suppliers have an option to "Join with first supplier" and then have all other duplicates that wasn't first for that ID flow through a Duplicates port.This is useful in joining tables to at least get a join on some data and then have separate logic for the rows with duplicate identifiers.
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