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Hi,Are you also in charge of a multi-version/bit-affinity FME installation ? And is keeping track of which version with which to run a specific workspace getting to be a hazzle. It was for me.So I created a small utility tool named "FME Version Selector.exe", which I tied to the "fmw" extension in Windows Explorer. I'd like to share this with you.The tool gets run whenever I double click on a workspace file in Explorer. It then reads the first 20 lines from the workspace file, looking for a reference to "fme.exe" in the commented section, and uses it to determine the appropriate Workbench to run. It then spawns this particular Workbench with the workspace as argument.It can also be run stand-alone without arguments, in which case it shows a file opening dialog, in which you choose the workspace you want to open.I'm attaching the tool as a freeware ZIP with its C# 2015 source code. Find the EXE itself in the bin/debug sub folder. It's based just on .Net 2.0, so it should be fairly accessable.fme-version-selector.zip
Why not add the "Truncate and Insert" mode to the CARTO Writer?
Please add 3D solid support for the Bentley i-model reader. I have had limited success reading 3D solids from i-model i.dng files and having the ability to read all 3D solids from an i-model file into FME would be fantastic and improve interoperability between the Bentley producst we use and our other software platforms.
Ability to download FME workspaces from server UI (much like how you can download resources) instead of through desktop.
The ability to filter completed jobs in 2018 is one of my favourite improvements, not just this year but across all releases. One thing I'd like to see improved is the ability to filter jobs by exclusion (ie show me all jobs coming from all repositories except those in x,y,x).
Hi,The FeatureWriter is powerful, but the button "Apply to..." is missing. Is it possible to add it?Thanks!Rémi
You can start DataDownload with REST using a direct URL, what is really useful for sending or downloading zipfiles of results. The disadvantages that currently no JobID is returned when submitting it. Would be nice to support the return of the JobID of the workflow when using &opt_showresult=true both async and sync.
One very frequent issue that I've come across is the need to record the timestamp during a model. Currently, the main way to do this without having different timestamps across a dataset is to capture the timestamp at the beginning of the model and then to store it in a parameter.It would be great if instead, I could use a built in parameter, such as FME_RUN_DATETIME.This parameter would capture the datetime when a model is run for use in later calculations, attribution, custom logs, and fanouts as needed without having to add multiple transformers to each model.
I wonder why there is no published parameter called "Attribute Value" in the dropdown list of available parameters when creating a Custom Tranformer.Should be standard, when you use any other transformer you expect the value to be passed when you submit an attribute.I know there are many workarounds, but still it should be there.
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: Maintain attribute order when using "Apply to..." to copy attributes to another Writer I love "Apply to..." in Writers but it would be great if the order of the attributes was maintained when applied to another Writer. For example, you have a Writer with attributes in this order:DACBIf you use "Apply to..." to copy the attributes to another Writer, they currently appear in the other Writer in alphabetical order i.e.:ABCDI would like the attributes to appear in the same order in the target Writer as the source Writer they were applied from.
I'm trying to use the XMLTemplater to write a web page with some javascript in it. This seems to trigger all kinds of validation issues. So I would like to have an option in the XMLTemplater to simply not validate anything and just do what the user tells it to do. This would make it more useful for writing non-XML stuff such as HTML or even plain text reports.
Hello everybody, im trying to import some XML-based ALKIS-Data into FME. Not even possible to create any Reader due to this Error: XML Parser error: 'Error at file:'' line-0 column:0 message:unable to resolve host/address 'intra-prodaaaweb.vkv.niedersachsen.de'' An error occurred while attempting to parse the XML Schema document 'http://intra-prodaaaweb.vkv.niedersachsen.de/aaa-suite/schema/NAS/6.0/schema/Fachschema.xsd' The XML Module halted on error, see the logfile for details Failed to obtain any schemas from reader 'CITYGML' from 1 datasets. This may be due to invalid datasets or format accessibility issues due to licensing, dependencies, or module loading. See logfile for more information FME Session Duration: 0.4 seconds. (CPU: 0.2s user, 0.0s System) Thanks a lot :) Sabine
The new feature "Dark Mode" in FME Server is so cool! Is it at all possible to apply this for the REST API page? http(s)://my-fmeserver.com/fmerest
The ShortestPathFinder creates a list of traversed edges for each path that is found. It would be useful if the list contained an attribute indicating the accumulated cost at the beginning/end of the traversed edge. This would allow an estimate of elapsed travel time at various stages of the path.
"Shared FME Folders" is a great way to share setups between 32/64 bit instances, between versions, and even between machines and colleagues on a network drive if warranted.It seems that there are much documentation on how to share database connections and coordinate systems using these "shared folders". And I even got the shared "Transformers" repository working.But there are still a number of elements of an FME installation that are not easily shared, e.g. such as custom formats.Wouldn't it be a good feature to expand Shared Folders to include all possible custom developments ?I.e., have FME look for its modules and dependencies in more locations than one.
Fme 2018 allows users to set the connection style. I personally use Curved, but not all workspaces are suitable for this style, especially if I open a workspace created by someone else with Squared or Straight. It gets a mess, so I want to save the connection style as a property of the workspace and the workspace.
It would be useful to be able to create a publication rss/georss feed in FME server and subscribe to it in your FME workspace to use the feed to perform another task like update your geodatabase.The rss/georss notification protocol is currently not available
Add the fourth dimension to the CoordinateRounder, so that it will be able to round not only XYZ but also M (measures, used in linear referencing).
Currently, the Logger only allows the severity value to be hard-coded or specified via a published parameter value. It would be helpful if the severity could be specified by an attribute value on input features.
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: Restore TM_Prioriy parameter support when submitting server job via web interface Imbedded TM_Prioriy workspace parameter prevent user from submitting server job via web interface.
I already mentioned this at the FME UC (to @NatalieAtSafe for instance), but I believe the forum could really do with some major improvements. Just dropping this here, so people can take notice :)1. Improved Upvote/Downvote system, Best Answers and Q&A OverviewAlthough technically, an "upvote" means that the post should actually be moved upwards, I believe that it makes a forum thread incredibly messy. Call me old-fashioned, but I much rather see a all messages in the thread in a chronological order. I have noticed by several reactions on this forum that other users sometimes also find it confusing (where did the message go?).I propose that the system behaves more like a Like/Dislike, but that the message stays where it is.If the message is turned into the Best Answer, I propose that a copy of that message appears at the top of the thread (just below the question), but that it will also appear at the original location within the thread, like they are doing here, for instance.2. Expose some message functionality as individual buttons Each message shows a little grey gear in the upper right corner, that will display a context menu if you click on it. I would like to see the most important functionality in there exposed as clear buttons. I'm mainly thinking of an "Edit" button and a "Mark as Answer" button, but also the "Reply" option should be a lot more visible. This makes it clearer to first time forum users and it stimulates them to mark a message as the Best Answer, which not only serves as a "thank you" to the person who answered the question, but it's also important for future users with the same problem to know that their question was already answered before.3. Flatten structure, ditch the comment option, add anchor link to original message for replies When you respond to a question, you can choose to post a comment or an answer. When you post a comment, it shows up as a hidden message underneath the question (or an "answer"). Not everyone notices this - it's too subtle. Furthermore, if a comment happens to provide the answer and the person who asked the question wants to mark it as the Best Answer, this is not possible. Instead, he/she has to mark the parent answer, which is a bit silly.I propose that the comment option is removed, so that it's no longer possible to create these "nested" posts. It makes the thread a lot cleaner and easier to read, imho. Replying on a message could then work like this:User clicks "Reply" on a message, types something and posts it.The message does not appear as a comment below the "parent" message, but as an answer at the bottom of the thread (chronological order).The message displays a link above it that says "Replying to @<username>" and links to the "parent" message using an anchor tag (for example). This would also allow people to share a link to a specific message and it causes less redundancy than using some kind of quoting system where the "parent" message gets included (because people are lazy and often quote the whole message ;)).4. Moderation, Question redirects and grouping of Ideas Safe should maybe hire someone who constantly moderates the forum, but it would be better if they assign this task to a few forum regulars (I noticed that @takashi for instance already has the "power" to mark something as "Best Answer"), who should have the ability to:Add tags/topics to messages if the user forgot that so it's easier to find it in the future.Remove offensive posts or spam (which is rare here, fortunately!).Close and redirect a question to another one if it has been answered before (there is a lot of duplicate stuff on this forum).Group ideas together if they are (partially) similar under a <new title>. All votes will then be accumulated (duplicate users filtered out!), so that we can truly see which ideas matter the most. The ideas can remain within their own threads, but at the top of each idea, you will get a link to display the other similar ones. If a user votes for the idea, the linked ideas (i.e. the group) will also receive that vote. In the Ideas overview, we will see these grouped ideas under their <new title>. Clicking on that will expand all linked ones.5. Introduce emoticons! ;)Of course, it's all a matter of personal preference, but I hope that some of the stuff I said makes sense :)
When you publish a script to FME Server with a choice (multiple) parameter, the FME Server interface only shows the first 30 choices. You can still add a new choice by typing it in, but you have to know what you are looking for. It would be better to have the choice (multiple) select box have a larger number.
FME 2016 can read a fmw file but it can't write a workspace.A new writer, please !
It would be nice if the RasterConvolver could have an additional parameters. (In order of importance)Apply kernel:at all valuesonly at specific valuesdon't apply at specific valuesCompute Value:use all values in computationuse only specified valuesignore specified valuesReplace or Append BandCurrently the RasterConvolver replaces the existing band with the results of the convolution. On occasion it would be nice if the results could be appended to the original raster instead of having to send the original raster and the output of the convolver to a RasterBandCombiner.Potential use cases include:eliminating a specific class from a classified raster with a majority filter.filling in nodata values with the average of the surrounding values, but leaving the data pixels untouched.
Redshift is a powerful columnar-based Data Warehouse but requires some tuning out of the gate to enable its full potential. One of the most important components is the selection of the Sort and Distribution keys. Currently, the Redshift writer allows for table creation (IF NOT EXISTS) but does not expand upon the traditional SQL statement for the creation of Sort and Distribution Keys. Requesting an extra option on the REDSHIFT WRITER to allow for the selection of Sort and Distribution keys if the writer is creating the table. Redshift Sort Keys: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/c_best-practices-sort-key.html Redshift Dist Keys: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/c_best-practices-best-dist-key.html
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