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I am trying to join a SharePoint table with no geometry to a set of polygons (about 2000 rows). The table has unique project titles for for each polygon that I want to use as a join field; but the polygons themselves are stored as fgdb files deeper within the SharePoint file structure and they are a non-standardized legacy dataset that I am trying to aggregate (hence why I am transferring them all over to SharePoint as the first step).  When writing the fgdb’s I am also exposing the file path as the fme dataset field, so the unique project id’s in the table are a part of that file path. I am trying to use the string replacer to replace all the characters leading up to, and after, the project title with nothing so that only the project title is exposed. Sadly I can’t just count the characters as there are different folders within the file path with different names and character lengths so now I am trying to come up with a more complicated regex expression that will trim the start and th

Hi.I’m using the snipper transformer to extract portions of a line at specific values from the attribute table.I set these parameters for the transformer. I set these parameters for the transformer.The problem that I noticed is that the program considers the first vertex of the line as 0 and the last one as the maximum, and the snipper will split between these two values.Is there a method to define the start value using another value, not 0? I would like to start from 4.21 km.Thanks.

Hello everybody, i want to know if someone know how i can to do to rename a value in an attribut ? which name for the transformer ? thank you !! Bonjour tout le monde, je voulais savoir si quelqu’un savait comment modifier une valeur dans un attribut ? quel transformer dois-je utiliser ? Merci par avance.

Hi, I want to find duplicate addresses in the data based on duplicate address numbers.The way that I found in ArcGIS Pro is using spatial join of the layer with itself using attribute matching “address number”. This way if a point has a duplicate with the same address number in the same location, is joining with the point with the same address number and if a join count is more than 1 display, there is a duplicate. I am looking for a way to do the same step in FME. I used SpatialFilter but did not get a result. I really appreciate any suggestion for doing this analysis.Also, in ArcGIS Pro, it is possible to join spatially "within a distance". Is this option available in FME?

When converting a Cloud Optimized TFF to a Geospatial PDF, the output resolution is very pixelated (see attached file). How can the output Geospatial PDF resolution be specified?GeoPDF Resolution Example

I need to select the lines that fall entirely within a specific polygon and update their data with the respective polygon name. I attempted to use a spatial filter, but it didn't work as expected. When a line intersects two polygons, the filter selects and attributes the line to only one of the polygons, which is causing issues. I also tried using the NeighborFinder without success. I've attached a screenshot to illustrate a line segment that should not be selected within this polygon.

I see an idea to add/support bulk mode in the PythonCaller has just been updated to "Released" - https://community.safe.com/s/bridea/a0r4Q00000HbriAQAR/support-bulk-mode-in-pythoncaller I'm wondering what the usage of the bulk mode is in the PythonCaller, by design the PythonCaller iterates over each feature individually, therefore going against the idea of bulk mode.    

Hello All, We are currently using FME server as an integration platform. There are many FME jobs (triggered via external system call) that writes data in to database via ArcGIS portal service. Is it possible to (hold)queue all the jobs in FME server when ArcGIS enterprise will be down  ? Also, would like to know if there is a provision to hold all the jobs that is directed to a specific queue? Thanks,Naveen

Hello FME members,I have an IFC file with no coordinate information in the site feature.it is a 3dObject of a parcel that is supposed to represent the surface - but it is just a (3dObject) flat surface with an extrusion of 1]What I have done: I have at least 4 coordinates to transform, I tried to use:the 3daffinewarper, but the transformer showed me an error [because the transformation from 0,0,0 to x,x,444.1 is coplanar - and I only have 4 known points that went from z:1 to z:443] (I also tried 0,0,1 to x,x,444.1, but it didn't work) so I used the affinewraper to send the surface to the correct coordinate system)that worked!i need to know how to get the 3d object to the correct z value to display the surface (3d object) at the correct height.I hope someone can help me.Greetings Michael 

I have several Excel writers in a workspace and one throws the warning below. I checked the parameters and they are all the same. Does anyone know where this can be changed? Thanks!Excel Writer: Invalid value '<Unused>' supplied for parameter 'xlsx_field_names_formatting'.  Reverting to default value 'yes' 

Hi all,I’m having an issue getting some Flow App users to be able to successfully write to an ArcGIS SDE database. I am getting the following error.“An error occurred while attempting to retrieve the connection parameters from the connection file ‘SDE Connection’”This had previously been working fine, but with the upgrade from 2022 to 2023, connecting to SDE now requires a stored database connection, which then gets uploaded when it is published. Previously, at 2022, I think it was just storing the UNC pathing to the SDE connection file, and as long as FME Flow had access to this folder, everything was fine.Initially the App users were set up with Access permission to the Flow Workspace Apps, and nothing else. After a bit of hunting around I then added Access permission to the Connections, as this seemed like it might be necessary.But unfortunately this seems to have made no difference, and the users are still getting the same error.Are there any other permission requirements that are

Hi All,I am updating few values in ArcSDE Geodatabase (in flat table) using FME workbench but its giving an below errorerror : Error while retrieving an ArcObjects update cursor for the table/feature class 'gis.xxx'. The error number from ArcObjects is: '-2147220652'. The error message from ArcObjects is: {}Stack  : FME workbench 2021.1 , ArcSDE Geodatabase, Flat table ,MS Sql Server Workbench screenshot :  Error message :    Feature writer properties Till now tried below : Using SQL query its possible to update values in SQL management studio with sde use SDE user has privilege to insert/modify/delete  Workbench has proper permissions to run it Using ArcPro Standard licenses  If we truncate then its truncate the table  Since we are using flat table still use geometry remover to remove additional geometry  Flat table has valid primary key    Any help/inputs/suggestions would be great !!!thanks in advance !!

Hi!I have to extract data and write it into excel sheet. I got to the point where I have the information ready but I need to delete missing values and move the features so the table looks different. I add an example.This is what I get:DaysMonthsCity<Missing>March<Missing><Missing>March<Missing><Missing>MarchParisMonday MarchParisWednesday <Missing>ParisSaturday<Missing>Paris<Missing><Missing><Missing><Missing><Missing><Missing><Missing><Missing><Missing> And this is what I want to write into my writer. DaysMonthsCityMondayMarchParisWednesdayMarchParisSaturdayMarchParis MarchParisMaybe it is easy but I´m still learning... Any help here??Thanks in advance!!

I have a workspace in FME Form 2021. It includes a writer for Automation. This writer creates the keys in the Automation I have created in FME Flow 2021. These keys are based on 4 Attributes I created and renamed in my workspace. When I change the attribute names, run the workspace, and upload it to FME Flow, they are reflected in the writer but are not written to the Automation I created that includes this workspace in FME Flow. The Automation still includes the old key names. ...but...after I run/upload the workspace as explained in the above paragraph, then delete the writer and re-add it into the workspace then run it/upload it again, this then it updates the keys in my Automation.  Has anyone else encountered a situation like this?  

Hello,I was hoping to get your input into how to speed up the following workflow:Read an Excel File with several sheets from a Network Share → Output each sheet to a different output port → Create a CSV file for each output port in a network share.I already have the above working, the problem is that CSV writer is taking  a loooong time writing the files. My connection to the network is pretty good so it is not a matter of latency between my PC and the network share (at least I don’t think so).Does anyone have any idea on how to improve the writing speed of the CSV files or what to do improve the overall time it takes for the workflow to complete?.Thanks in advance.RZ.-

Hi.I’ve encountered this before, but now it blocks the saving of a 28K large table, and is so no more a mere nuisance.It seems that FME fails to catch that SQL statements fails typically due to constraints in the database. FME happily reports that all posts were saved, although none were in this case.My latest error message from the log file looks like this:Microsoft SQL Server Spatial Writer: Failed to write a feature of type `VEJLE_GADELYS.Elledning' to the database. Provider error `(-2147217873) The INSERT statement conflicted with the FOREIGN KEY constraint ...Because FME fails to catch these errors, and thus not failing in the automation, we’re putting invalid datasets into production.This is bad.

Hi,I have a dataset with Centerlines shown in blue, some lines contain too much detail which is not accepted as input for the LineDivider I use in the downstream pipeline.Is there a way I can smooth the blue centerline into something like the red line shown on the right?The Generalizer should be the way to go I guess but did not find the right settings yet.  

Hi, I am trying to add Inspection attachments to the Inspections using FME Form.I have excel spreadsheet that have EntityUID, InspectionTemplateId, Observations Questions and Answers, and image links1 - to image link4(attachments)Each Inspection must have entity attach to it based on the EntityUID. Image as JPG extension located on the repository an each image have EntityUID in the image name.How can I attach image to the Inspection- that is first questionSecond question is that some Entities have up to 4 images related to them, that reference based on the different parameter (Image_link1, image_link2,image_link3, and image_link4)  It is easy to create inspection, add entity, and populate Observations questions and answers but I am struggling to attach the images. 

I am working to compare the geometry of two datasets and I am specifically interested in doing so with Vector Tolerance. For some testing purposes I have tried two different transformers to do so, namely the ChangeDetector and the Matcher. I added them in the same workspace with the same input data. For both I only checked the geometry (not the attributes), with the settingsMatch Geometry: 2D Lenient Geometry Matching: No Check Coordinate Systems: No Vector Tolerance: the same user parameter, e.g. set at 0.5 or 0.1. Always the same though.When looking at the documentation the vector tolerance seems to have to work the same for both transformers (https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME-Form-Documentation/FME-Transformers/Transformers/changedetector.htm & https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME-Form-Documentation/FME-Transformers/Transformers/matcher.htm).When running I noticed however that the output was different. I was expecting that my Matcher SingleMatched output port would give the same

I'm creating a new excel file nightly and some nights there will be no data to populate the excel file, but I need the file to be created anyways. Is there a step in the Excel writer that I'm missing to do this?

Event Description: Error was recorded in fmeserver.log file.Event Title: Error LogsMessage: Failed to register FME Engine. This also keeps on repeating:Event Description: Error was recorded in fmeserver.log file.Event Title: Error LogsMessage: FME Server license does not allow more than maximum of 1 FME Engine(s).

Hi all, Yesterday this worked fine, but today its returning ‘{ "success": 0, "errorMessage": "API Limit Reached!" }’ in _reponse_body column? What do I need to do to resolve this issue? Thank you in advance!

Hi,I'm using a FeatureWriter to insert data into a PostgreSQL database. When certain features can't be converted into the desired data types, FME drops them without terminating the translation.The logger gives a message in blue:"Value of attribute 'test' could not be converted to type 'bool'. Feature will be logged and skipped" However, the issue lies in trying to capture this scenario and terminate the translation.Despite dropping some features, the FeatureWriter when outputting the summary feature still contains the FULL COUNT against the '_total_features_written' attribute. I was intending on comparing this number to a count of incoming features to check for a difference. Now the only other way I can think of is querying the database immediately after and getting the written feature count that way. I guess I have two questions:1. Is there an inbuilt way to halt the translation when a feature is dropped like this?2. Is the _total_features_wri

Hi guys,is it possible to compare two filegeodatabases in FME? In each fgdb are 443 feature classes (points, lines and area feature classes). After some testing with the first vesion of the fgdb, we had to update the fgdb in some feature classes and changed some attribute fields and add some new domains and values. Is there any transformer which can show me the differences between both fgdb’s?Thanks for answering in advance.Cheers,Fabian

Is FME Server / Flow vulnerable for Apache ActiveMQ CVE-2023-46604 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46604