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Hello,For the date 01/01/2022 the DatetimeConverter return the year 2022 and the week 00.But in the ISO8601 norme, it should be the year 2021 and the week 52.I had these need resently for a client. I think, it would be good to have the choice between Naturel and ISO8601Thank you
I regularly have to save as to get the path of the workbench for pasting to other systems like email and Jira.Similar to Notepad++ and other apps it would be great to have a copy workbench path to clipboard in the edit menu. Alternatively a Workbench info window from the navigator. this would have paths and other metadata such as last save time could be very useful.
It would be nice if there was a link between initiator and schema. let say you read a folder containing XXX amount of datafiles and you are only interested in the ones that contain a specific schema. the you could read the folder, only read schema, test for the schema you want then merge that schema with the link to initiator. schema has the primary key, and initiator has the foregin key, with a 1:many relation.
We are using a 'generic' FeatureReader to handle numerous data formats (TAB, SHP, GDB, CSV, GML, DWG). This works well, but for the latter 3 formats I have had to add readers as resources due to settings which aren't directly accessible in the FeatureReader.Could the Generic option in the FeatureReader be modified to include format-specific settings and eliminate the need for the resource readers?
Similar to how the InlineQuerier and FeatureWriter work, have the ability for custom transformers to support the “Connect Input” functionality where new input ports are madeSpecifically thought around Marks creation of the DataLogicControllerhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/whats-up-wednesday-26th-june-2024-routing-features-logic-mark-ireland-r84oc/
Hi,It would be nice if we could in a Custom Transormer to create the same behavior of the FeatureWriter or XMLTemplater by addind dynamic Input port.Regards,Jean
Hi!It would be usefull to be able to export the parameters from the translation parameter windows to share the preset with another person. For example, 2 people use the same workbench, but each one need to have specific present. It would be more easy when you have a lot of parameters.Thanks !
Highlight all selected features in the data inspector - There is a method to Save Selected features from within the data inspector, however, sometimes it's not clear what is selected. In the table view the selected features are highlighted, however, in the Map view only the feature which is seen in the Feature Informantin window is highlighted. It would be really nice is all selected features were automatically styled in such a way so see what is selected.
When two (2) objects are selected in the Table View of the Graphics View, clicking the "Zoom Selected" button in the maps view only zooms to the first selected object. not both.Similarly, when two objects are selected in the Table View only one is shown as selected in the Map View.And when one object is selected in the Map View, the Select button is active, holding down Control to click-select a second object zooms the map rather than selecting the second object. The only way to select multiple objects in the Map View is drag-select which can be problematic.
It would be very useful if it were possible to be able to check the differences between two different version of a transformer outside of FME Form. This would allow better planning and resiliency when upgrading environments. It would also allow much better auditing of existing workspaces en masse, particularly when combined with the workspace reader, rather than having to open each workspace individually. It would be ideal if this were provided through an API, or have these added to the https://fme.safe.com/changelog/ page with links to further details.
It would be nice to get the Transformer version history as a default option in the context menu. If you update a Transformer in FME 2016 you get to see the changes between the different versions that are used but you have to go via the update option and you aren’t able to see all changes. So in case you just want to see what changes occurred to a transformer, you have to find an old version of it to see the changes.
Please make the restoration of FME Server Version Control after upgrade more intuitive. This could be done by:1) Prompting to fetch from remote immediately after a restore, or2) Silently fetching from remote after a restore.Currently the back/restore tool will restore FME Server Version Control settings, but you have to fetch from remote before making any commits in FME Server to avoid remote ref and local ref errors (ie a sync to remote is needed before making changes in FME Server).
I am keeping extensive checks on changes to workspaces and when upgrading FME Flow I want to keep my history of version control in order to keep track of changes (by team members) post upgrade and have the possibility to revert to previous states.
The deployment parameters FME Flow feature is a very good idea but automations can’t take full advantage of them.For example, they can’t be used to set host, port, username and password of SFTP Directory external action.It would be an improvement to allow to fully configure actions using this new feature.
Hi all,By watching a new user struggle with an existing FME Flow install, I noticed the following 'inconvenience' / 'unexpected behavior' / 'point for improvement'.On the Workspaces-tab there is a search-bar, but that only searches the repositories. In most cases there are not so much that the alphabetically ordered list desperately needs a search.The actual thing you want to know is: 'Where is workspace 09-final-output.fmw'.The whole layout, Bold font 'Workspaces' above a field 'search' suggests this field will help you with that, just like you can search files in folders in any modern OS-file-explore-tool.I think this would greatly improve the user-friendliness for people who maintain processes they did not build themselves.Kind regards,Martin
In any view (FME Flow) where a table is presented including results, for instance the list of jobs, the list of scheduled jobs, the list of users and so onThere should be an option to sort that table by clicking on the title of the column, or any other sorting mechanism
Just a suggestion to increase the robustness of versioning in FME server. It would be nice to have a check out/check in process where, if a fmw is checked out, no one else (except an admin) could then update it in FME Server, until the person that checked it out, checks it back in.
I'd like to have an json option for the response of the metrics-api:https://[FMEServerURL]/fmerest/v3/metrics?fmetoken=xxxxxxxIn most cases it is easier to use a json-output than a text-output. But it isn't impementet yet. Hope to get it in some of the next versions.
When authoring workspaces that process large datasets, as Sampler can limit the data while testing - such as the first 10 rows (ignoring the rest). If you are utilizing feature caching - the transformer continues to process the remaining rows of data through the 'Not Sampled' port, which takes longer (and increased the cache size).To improve performance of the Sampler, it would be handy to toggle the 'Not Sampled' port. The PointCloudFilter has a similar ability to toggle Output Unfiltered Points.
Could the feature reader be fitted with a port for all unused / unmatched initiators? I have to use a feature merger after it to find the ones that have not been used.
It would be nice if there was a way to utilize JSON Queries with the FeatureReader in the same way we currently can in the MongoDB3 Reader. In FME Workbench 2021, the WHERE Clause Constraint is disabled/greyed out when the Format is set to MongoDB. Perhaps this has already been addressed in future versions
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: FME 2020: Having an option to show the records of the selected features in the table? FME 2020: Having an option to show the records of the selected features in the table?It would be great if the FME is enhanced to have an option to show the records of the selected features in the table the same as the one available in ArcGIS
I was curious if we might be able to have the community or Safe create transformer themes? I know we can customize the connectors as well as bookmarks, but thought this would be a cool addition. Purely cosmetic of course. This is similar how we have the option to use custom themes in other applications like code editors, etc.
GeometryFilterIt would be nice to have an option to add a new attribute that contains the description of geometry type after its filtered. For example, the same idea as the "Destination Geometry Attribute" parameter within the GeometryExtractor transformer.TestFilterThe same idea can be used for the TestFilter transformer. After filtering features would be nice to have an option to create a new attribute that contains as a value the same name of the Output Port.
Is the LineExtender mis-named? I have a set of lines starting from the centre of a buffer polygon and ending at the edge of the polygon. I want to extend the line from the start point to the other side of the polygon. So LineExtender seems to be the perfect choice.However, if I use the Beginning port, I just get a line going from the centre of the buffer the other way. If I use the End port, I get a line outside the buffer, starting from the end point of the original line. I expected the Beginning and End ports to output the original feature with the original line extended in one direction. But only the Stretched port outputs the original line actually extended, but it's in both directions which is not what I want.I can work round this by aggregating the original line with the output from the Beginning port (and using Group By in the Aggregator), or using the LineCombiner (again with Group By), but that seems like a long way round when LineExtender should be able to extend the line in one direction.Original line:LineExtender Beginning port:LineExtender End port:LineExtender Stretched port:What I want - LineExtender beginning port + original line + Aggregator:
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