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Currently, the Excel writer parameter "Overwrite Existing File" got two choices “Yes” and “No”. When choosing “No" the Excel writer append the written features to an existing Excel file. Therefor it would be more intuitive if the choices would be renamed to “Append to existing file if present” and “Overwrite existing file if present” instead of the current choices “Yes” and “No”.
When running a workspace with FME, part of the logfile is dedicated to the command line arguments. But it looks like this: And I find that very hard to parse through when I need to debug this, especially if it's for a workspace that a client sent in to support and I don't exactly know what the parameters are. So I would like to suggest putting all the parameters on individual lines, like so: And on an unrelated note, why are some parameters prefixed by a single dash instead of two and why is there no consistency in \ and / usage in the paths mentioned?
In large and complex FME workspaces, memory usage can become a major performance bottleneck, especially when feature caching is enabled for debugging or when large feature streams are processed sequentially. It would be incredibly useful to have a dedicated transformer (e.g., DropFeatureCache, ClearMemory, or similar) that can be placed mid-flow to explicitly clear cached data, or release memory from earlier processing paths. This would be especially helpful in long chains of transformations, loops, or branching logic where intermediate data is no longer needed but still retained in memory.
Feature caching is grat but hits performance. It would be nice to be able manually select particular transformers to feature caching while the all rest will not cache. Idea is to have 3 stages of caching by adding one in the middle 1. No caching. 2. Caching only on manually selected transformers/readers/writers 3. caching on all transformers.
I am downloadning data by several url from different organisation webpages that I later import to tables in a Microsoft SQL server database.I want to get the information if all the attributes that I exposed for a datasorce isn’t containing any values (the value is missing).Is it a way too choose all or multiple attribute at the same time and test if they contain any values?I have data that has like 50 attributes and it is going to take a long time to manually set like a test for each of this attribute individually.
When Feature Cache is turned on there are too many warning messages in the translation log that contribute more noise than information, making it harder to see warnings I actually care about, that make _this_ workbench different from the others. Only one of these are worth thinking about: Feature Caching is ONThe workspace may run slower because features are being output and recorded on all output ports regardless of whether or not there is a connection.Stop At Breakpoints is ONThe workspace may run slower, even when no breakpoints are present. In particular, Bulk Mode is not supported with this enabled.Coordinate system of reader identified by keyword `R_2' has changed from `YT_ALBERS' to `'-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~--~ ~--~ Feature caches have been recorded at every stage of the translation. ~--~ To inspect the recorded features, ~--~ click the feature cache icons next to the ports. ~--~ ~--~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
When managing web connections in FME Form and creating a new Token Service (OAuth 2.0 Credentials Flow) we need the possibility to base64 encode the consumerKey and consumerSecret in the header according to the following pattern: "Authorization: Basic <base64 encoded consumerKey:consumerSecret value>" The current workaround is to bas64 encode the requested information with the TextEncoder transformer and then hard code the encoded value(s) in the web connection template which isn’t that generic.
Hello , Is it possible to control the position of Upper left x and Upper left y in a PDF formatter by setting their values in an attribute beforehand, so that the PDF formatter reads and uses them directly? I don’t want to keep adjusting the x and y positions directly inside the PDF page formatter every time I find that the output is not properly aligned. Do you have any tricks or suggestions to help me arrange my PDF layout more quickly?It takes a long time to design the PDF layout . Thanks in advance .
When using the WorkspaceRunner you often want to do something after that transformer with the results of the child processes that it spawned. Sometimes this involves launching another Workspace. At the moment there is no easy way to understand if all the child processes from that WorkspaceRunner have been fully completed. This is the crux of the problem, from the help: If the Wait for Job to Complete parameter is set to No, the initiating feature is output through this port if the request was successfully submitted, though whether or not the workspace completes is unknown in this case. One option might be a new port that releases a feature when the child processes have all been closed off, or some new parameter/mode. At the moment you need a workaround or you need to throttle the process and use 'Wait for job to complete'.
Hi, It would be great to leverage the power of the Generic pattern to run a WorkspaceRunner using a unique generic parameter. Since we can use an attribute to run a workspace, you need to preload the workspace to access all parameters. If we could have a checkbox to switch it to a Generic call, it would allow us to pass only one parameter as a JSON. This way, we would only need to prepare the JSON with the Parameter/Value pair to pass to the workspace for execution. This would enhance the benefits of using Generic calling. Thank you,Jean
HiI work with stream processing and need to validate data in real time against a database using for example a database joiner. We have an MQ connector recieving large volumes of real time data. For best performance, I need to cache the dataset I am validating against, but the question is, what is the best way to update the cache? The data is updated in the database once per hour and there is 1.000.000 records in the table. A timewindow change can trigger cache update in Fme, but I can´t find out how to solve it, and what readers/transformers to use./Stefan *Edit, caption should be Stream processing….Cant edit.
Hi, It would be awesome if you could provide more details on features when they output from the Succeeded and Failed ports, such as: The process ID associated with the job. The workspace name used. The full path of the workspace. A list of parameters used (since parameters can be linked with attributes, this would help determine the values being passed). If possible, the log filename created during the execution. I know the Summary provides some information, but it’s impossible to determine which output port (Succeeded or Failed) the information is linked to. The reason for this request is that when using Wait for Job to Complete = No, it's difficult to take full advantage of multitasking while ensuring that the subprocess has truly succeeded. Right now, the Succeeded port only confirms that the WorkspaceRunner was able to launch the process, but not whether the subprocess actually completed successfully. If the Succeeded port included the process ID, we could implement a waiting mecha
I’ve been finding lately that having an AI write code for me and just run it is becoming almost trivial, and as an FME user it’s starting to make me feel pretty obsolete. Of course there are still a tonne of caveats and you still need to be careful, but with the recent rollout of Visual Studio’s “Agent” mode to everyone the reality is fast approaching that it may be easier to create a free python based application to do a specific task than to write a workspace. Understanding these AI tools well is hands down just going to make you much more productive. But this can only be true is you can actually use them in your work which in the FME world it’s so far not so easy. For me one of the main benefits of using FME is that I don’t need to spend time writing code, but now that I can have the AI do much of the work I’m really wondering about the future of FME - Especially to juniors - If someone has to spend time learning FME vs asking an AI to create a python app to do the same why would th
Hello all, We have developed a QGIS Plug in to allow QGIS users to select a specific layer in their project, process it in FME then get it back as a temporary layer or a normal layer in QGIS. Trust me, we usually say that the sky is the limit, but really there is no limit in what you can process. The plugin is still marked as experimental and wish to get some feedback through our support channel. You need to use our FME Workspace template (not an fmwt file, just a sample) and try experimenting. The workspace was developed using FME2024.2.0 . Some would say that QGIS already has a great number of tools which I agree, however FME has a lot more to offer in other areas. Before downloading the plugin, make sure you allow viewing the experimental plugins in the plugin manager on QGIS: The FME example looks something like this: The official plugin page is available here: https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/qgisfmeformconnector/ I hope this will bring ease in your data transfer and data integrat
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When updating several workspaces including several custom transformers, I’d love to see these enhancements to make upgrading faster: Upgrade all the transformers inside embedded custom transformers from the Main view. Now the user has to go to each custom transformer tab, and upgrade the transformers separately. Disable warning when upgrading multiple transformers, and automatically create a backup. Many users are already aware of the risks. Perhaps add an option to disable it in FME Options. Disable Transformer Upgrade report. You could similarly disable the report in FME Options with an option to automatically export the upgrade report. Hope to see these enhancements in a future FME version!
If it would ne visible which workspaces are missing and the ones created in a newer workbench that the current one (the ones that may not work) would make it more straightforward to manage the workspaces. Especially when multiple versions of Flow is installed and actively used.
Hello everyone, At our organization we work on a virtual machine. When you log on into a virtual machine, you share the virtual machine with other users. Since a few weeks we encounter sometimes black screens when trying to use FME form 2023 or FME form 2024. I googled and the problem is quite similar to Known Issue: FME Workbench 2023 Opens as a Blank Window on a Virtual Machine – FME Support Center, instead it's a black screen. The article mentions about OpenGL versions, however the specs for all our virtual machines should be the same, so I think the cause is different. When you encounter the black screen, you can only hover over the black screen and can't do much else. When you close FME Form and try to open a new FME Form sesssion, you still get a black screen. The only workaround is to log off and log into a new virtual machine where this problem doesn't occur. We already did some troubleshooting and we know one thing for sure It's possible that fme form 2023/2024 initially worke
Hi, I am trying to set up a simple update workflow that doesn’t like me. I am trying to update my enterprise portal with GDB updates and will eventually want to have this run everyday but for now I am just trying to figure out how to update one shapefile and repeat this 30 times. Right now I haver set up a GDB reader going directly into ESRi ArcGIS portal feature service writer to update an existing feature in enterprise and I have got it to write the features but it doesn’t want to publish the feature into portal. Can someone help me figure this out?
FME24 provides an overly simplified and bland user interface and experience. Even as a long time FME user I find it difficult to use and even train new users. Personally, I’m yet to find a single benefit of the change. E.g. Simple icon colours which categorise items in the navigator (Purple = Parameters) are gone. Similar to being able to select dark mode, I think it would be extremely helpful to enable users to select the theme and icon styles that improve their user experience.
Blogger Tiana Warner just posted a new article to the FME Blog. Title: Managing changing data: How to detect changes and automate updates with FME Summary: How to automate data change detection and synchronization for both tabular and spatial datasets. Introduction: Data never stands still. Whether it’s an evolving customer database, a sensor feed, or new spatial data arriving daily, change is inevitable. Would you like to know more? Click here to read this new article!
I have multiple instances of FME running on my desktop. When opening fmw files I regularly get a message that the file is created with a newer or older version of fme. This will delete transformers or suggest to save a backup file. I would like an intermediate program that reads the file to determine what FME should be used to open the file and would like it to be part of the fme suite, not maintained by other users. # Command line to run this workspace:# "C:\Program Files\FME21821\fme.exe or #! FME_BUILD_NUM="21821" or #! LAST_SAVE_BUILD="FME(R) 2021.2.6.0 (20220727 - Build 21821 - WIN64)"
Hi, I have error while running the workbench from How to Expose Feature Attributes from KML Tags or HTML Tables – FME Support Center It failes at point Method 2: XML> 2. Fragment XML Any idea why it does not work. I have not changed any of the settings in that workbench
Hello, I need your help. I'm looking for a workflow to transform my keys and values into a list. Here is an example: I have this table: Key Value a 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 a 7 b 8 c 9 and I wanna transform it to a b c 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Thank you
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