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If you want to run a batch file asynchronously it requires you to add a wrapper to execute the command with a min command. (Eg. START /MIN CMD.EXE /C C: empmybat.bat). It would be nice to have a parameter to enable an asynchronous silent mode.
The ArcGIS Earth Automation API is a simple way to visualize 3D data dynamically.https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-earth/automation-api/use-api.htmIt is still in active development, now is a good time to provide input on functionality you want. I'm picturing supporting 3D point input with camera, flight and graphics modes so that Earth users can 'subscribe' to dynamic content coming from FME.
It would be great to be able to give end-users more information about a user parameter. E.g. through an info button next to the parameter, or - like in the App Gallery - the possibility to hover over the parameter to show more information.I.e. something like this would be great!Info button:Hover over:
The SchemaMapper's filter is curently supporting '='It would be great to have operators like for the test filter: =; >; <; Begins with; Contains Regex...
Introduce a reader for Mine Sigth (.msr) files
Would be useful if the reader could support selecting multiple feature layers at once and creating associated feature types in the workspace rather than adding individual readers - current task is to archive several layers' data at the same time so would be good for that.
Present an option in customer transformers to use the existing icons that describe transformer functionality. This would provide more immediate readability for the intended function of a custom transformer.For example, a FeatureReader has the database read icon attached to the transformer:If presented the option, I would use this same symbol on a custom transformer I have that is dedicated to reading files with a loop for re-attempts at reading (for better error handling):I believe it would read a bit better on the canvas (pun intended) for users.
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: ChangeDetector - pass attribute from original features to updated features when not one of the selected attributes @ebygomm asked this question. I ran into the same issue, so it might be helpful to other people as well. With this idea, it might be caught by Safe's radar.In the change detector is there any way of transferring an attribute value from the original feature to the updated feature when it's not either a Key Attribute or one of the attributes listed in the matching strategye.g. Like @mark2atsafe mentions in his answer, it is very weird. You would expect a Merge Attributes section, like on other transformers. Current workaround: follow up with a FeatureMerger/Joiner transformer to copy info across.
Is it possible to have some sort of estimate feature cache file size before workspace ran? We ran into the issue where the dataset was so large (let say there's no way of chopping the dataset to make it smaller), FME ran into memory issue and it filled up the storage space from the temp Cache file. If we can see the rough estimate cache file size before we ran the workspace with cache on we could determine if we have enough disk space or if we have to change where temp file store.Thank you!
One of the things I love about FeatureReader is the ability to enable caching on first execution, so subsequent executions pull from locally cached copy of the data. I often wish I could do the same with SQLCreator, when I need to pull the results of specific ad-hoc queries (often with complex table joins). I suppose I could create a view in the database just for these ad-hoc queries, but that seems heavy-handed.
I would like to have the option to choose Azure file share as a resource from FME Cloud
It would be nice to be able to automate the Tile Layer update in ArcGIS Online, preferably without using credits. Something that could replace manual steps: export tile cache to tpk, upload tpk, import tiles from uploaded tpk to existing tile layer.
This would simplify workspaces that make REST api calls and utilize the enhanced security of the ArcGIS Online web connection. Current methods to generate a token include:1. Use a HTTPCaller with a username and password in the upload body:f=json&username<username>&password<password>&expiration=180&referer=https://<yourorganisation>.maps.arcgis.com2. Use a custom transformer that uses a PythonCaller: https://hub.safe.com/publishers/rbraggaar/transformers/arcgisonlinetokengetter
This idea is for allowing the use of Date/Time Functions in the Text Editor to construct a path to the Dataset (database) in the SQLCreator transformer.Description of the idea:In the SQLExecutor transformer you can use the Date/Time Functions in the Text Editor to construct the path to the Dataset (database). See this image:If we look at the SQLCreator transformer you cannot use the Date/Time Functions in the Text Editor to construct the path to the Dataset (database). See this image:
Just like we have an Emailer transformer, why don't we also have a calendar appointment transformer? I would be using one right now if available! We can use the Microsoft Graph API to do such a thing, but it would be much easier to have something like an Emailer transformer to send out calendar appointments to recipients.
Python library DATEUTIL has some great options to calculate recurrence dates. Using RRULE it can calculate complex recurrence intervals.Is DATEUTIL allready shipped with FME?It would be a short distance to build a transformer that can take a RRULE and explode this into recurrence features (list{}).
It would be great if you could generate a richer Parameters Prompt when using the Prompt and Run mode. For example, you could have different parameters depending on the value of one of them, or group them, or have possible values depending on others, etc. Maybe having subsequent dialogs could be a way of doing it. See:http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/97762/fme-c...Merged Ideas:User Parameters with conditional values by fgiron on January 8, 2016If I want to set a private parameter dependent on a published one, I have to use a "script" parameter type. It would be nice to be able to choose a "conditional" type directly. Now you can only use conditional values in user parameters when setting them from transformers that have the Conditional Value option (https://knowledge.safe.com/questions/3477/published-parameter-with-conditional-values.html).Custom Transformer UI Generation by fmelizard on October 29, 2015Allow richer layout (grouping, etc) within custom transformer parameter UIsDynamic published parameters by tlabs on April 18, 2019It would be nice to have Published Parameters auto-populate based on another published parameter.Example:There are 2 published parameters1. Type: Text. Name: Airport Code. Input: CAB52. Type: Coordinate System Name. Name: Coordinate System. Input: WGS84-ABBOTSFORD-CAB5User inputs Airport Code CAB5, and the Coordinate System would automatically select the above listed Coord Sys because there is only 1 coordinate system associated with that Airport Code.Allow User Parameters to be grouped into sections. by sam.mcdonald on October 25, 2020I believe it would be beneficial for end users if groups or sections could be created for User Parameters, which would segregate them into logical groups in the Server UI and Desktop Translation Parameters popup. Examples could be input files and output folders sections, and so on.Please refer to the Layers.png image for a quick edit I did of the Server UI to demonstrate this. Collapsable public parameter by todd_davis on October 17, 2017In a number of situations there can be public parameter in either a workbench/custom transformer that may only need to be changed on the rare occasion (e.g. the default value will likely be used). I have instances where a transformer/workbench, may have over 10 parameters because of what a client wants in terms of options, and in most occasions they will really be dealing with say 4. The extra parameters can lead to confusion, or users not updating the correct parameters because of the crowded interface.I am hoping that an extra checkbox could be added next to the "optional" and "published" in the parameter definition. Ticking this checkbox would mean that when a run/transformer dialog was shown that the parameters would be found in a collapsed "Advanced" section.It would certain tidy up the interface, but still allow as many options as people wanted.Ability to set parameter relationships by 1spatialdave on February 8, 2016Occasionally when creating parameters to control a workspace it would be nice to be able to create a relationship between parameters to make it clear to the user running the process which parameters to set. For example if a user selects from a choice parameter that they would like to do a proximity search against restaurants, two additional parameters that were by default greyed out should then become available so that the user can enter a parameter value for the maximum number of results to be returned and enter the search radius. Its the kind of detail that could be applied when the parameter is created, like, 'set parameter as primary' and then you could add 'child' parameters to that primary.Allow group the parameters by taojunabc on October 27, 2016For a complex workspace, the user may have many parameters, the current FME does not allow the user to group parameters, but when many of the parameters, the parameter input dialog will be relatively messy. Hope to be able to allow the user to group parameters.Conditional parameters by chrisw84 on May 31, 2017I've had an internal client ask if FME/server could include parameters that appear/disappear or even change selectable values based upon parameters selected ahead of them. We have the ability to make parameters optional already, so can this be toggled dynamically?
I'd like to re-instate this request for the ability to highlight upstream/downstream transformer connections.The previous Idea for this request has been closed as "released" but doesn't meet my use case requirements.For large workspaces (where, arguably, this functionality is more useful), using the run from/to buttons to highlight connections is not practical as you need to zoom way out to see all the highlighted connections (thereby making it hard to see the individual transformers and to even click the run from/to buttons in some cases). It would be nice to have a right-click option on transformers to make the highlighting "sticky" so that you can zoom/pan/etc. around the workspace and navigate the connections in detail.
The current PDF Reader can access a lot of data, but not bookmarks. This would be extremely helpful when dealing with large documents. Here is a use case: I have a 2,500 page PDF construction submittal with bookmarks throughout. It is common for contractors to submit these files after a building project is complete. They often have crucial maintenance info for O&M. Bookmarks, or some other index, could be linked to a BIM model where it would be possible to locate the equipment visually and then access related info through a link in the model. The goal is to reduce response time when things break down.Just the ability to merge bookmark data with other file formats would be very helpful.Thanks,Loren
Sometimes you know where to start the route, but you don't want to specify the end point of the routing. In my opinion a new option to only keep the start point will be great.
Similar to https://knowledge.safe.com/content/idea/46222/new-interpolation-type-maximum-in-rasterresampler.html It would be useful to have a majority interpolation type in the rasterResampler when downsampling classified rasters.
I would like to use a georeferenced 3D model to clip 2D polygons at various floorheights to create unique 2D footprints for each level of a building.Are there any plans for a 3D Clipper transformer in a future FME release?
The current version of PDF Writer(s) only support JPEG2000-formatted, adding 3 extra bands and the data is 4 times larger than needed, when coming from BW monochrome raster. There is a tool for this in PDF-TOOLS - output as monochrome and the PDF format supports it.
Please consider adding rotation to text in power point writer. It would be nice to rotate street names.
The land acknowledgement goes by too quickly. Please slow that down...
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