Transformers

In an Esri SDE database, fields (attributes) have a property setting of isNullable (Allow NULL). This property determines if the field allows null values or not. I want to be able to set this property in FME when I create a new feature class. Is there a way to set this property with the Esri Geodatabase SDE writer? See screenshot below to see how to set the setting in ArcGIS Pro.

I can't remove the "issue." fields. I tried deleting them with Attribute Manager and AttributeRemove without success. Could someone tell me how to do this deletion?

Hi everyone, I'm working on an FME workflow that needs to process multiple Shapefiles. The challenge is that these files come with different schemas (different attributes, attribute names, etc.). I’ve noticed that transformers like DuplicateFilter, AttributeExposer, DatetimeConverter, SchemaMapper... don’t handle these schema changes dynamically. That means every time a new Shapefile with a different schema is added, I have to manually update these transformers to accommodate the changes. Is there a way to make this process more dynamic, so the workflow can adapt automatically to different input schemas without manual intervention each time? Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

I have a process that downloads groups of shapefiles of the same schema to a folder from a google bucket. I am trying to read in those shapefiles with a feature reader so that I can add an attribute containing the shapefiles name. Then I want to write all those shapefiles to a singe feature class in a geodatabase. How would I set up my featurereader so I can create and write that attribute in all those shapefiles before writing to the feature class? 

Hi, I’m using XSDDrivenXMLWriter to write very dynamic XML to a file. There is one part of the xml with a lot of features that is very static and contains always the same data like origin and publisher… I don’t want to create all the 30 features with the XSDDrivenXMLWriter for this static part and thought I could use the _XML_FRAGMENT_ feature and 3 attributes like xml_fragment, xml_document_append_path and xml_document_append_as to tell the XSDDrivenXMLWriter to add my static xml to the output. But somehow I can’t get it working.Can you please provide me an example workspace? Unfortunately I cannot provide my workspace because it is restricted by the customer.Many thanks. 

For years I’ve successfully used the Geocoder transformer with the ArcGIS Online service. Now with the recent upgrade to Version 2025, it appears to be broken. I’ve read a bunch of recent articles concerning the new (?) ArcGIS connector package, but nothing seems to relate to the Geocoder transformer. Anyone else having similar problems?

The texture image displayed by the Appearance Setter converter is correct, but the texture map written in 3dtile format is incorrect. It should be due to the loss of texture coordinates. When will 3dtiles improve? Currently, it can only be used simply

I’m using the SchemaMapper and I have a question. After transforming the data, I noticed that in the 'Unexposed Attributes' section, the attributes are correctly mapped, but in the resulting table, the attributes still appear without the mapping. Does anyone know how to ensure that the attributes, after passing through the SchemaMapper, show up correctly mapped in the final table? Is there any additional configuration needed? 

I’m trying to query data from BigQuery using the GoogleBigQueryConnector and get a ‘Failed to get authorization header’ error message when trying to select a project. FME has been given access to my Google account to view and manage data in BigQuery.

Hi all,I’m encountering an issue with the InlineQuerier transformer in FME Form 2024.2.1 (pre-production environment) that seems to differ from previous behavior.(FME Form 2024.1.3 in developement environment)🔧 Workspace Setup:The InlineQuerier has two input ports:tubes (can sometimes receive no features)parametre_generique (always receives data)I’m using this request :❗ Problem:When no data arrives at the tube input port, the transformer throws the following errors:InlineQuerier_2 (InlineQueryFactory): Generating output 'tubes_statuts_inactifs' using query 'SELECT * FROM "tubes"WHERE (    UPPER("statut_administratif") NOT IN (

Hi All,I am trying to migrate Dimensions from AutoCAD to ESRI. But while doing so, i get an error "An error occurred while attempting to set the 'DimensionShape' property on the 'IDimensionFeature' interface for the dimension feature class 'PD_ServiceDim100'. The error number from ArcObjects is: '-2147220936'. The error message from ArcObjects is: {The coordinates or measures are out of bounds.}". I have assigned the coordinate system in dwg. I have tried by normally migrating the Dimension as well as re-projecting the same, but am getting the same error. To test, whether the coordinates are correct or not i placed a point feature in the same and was successfully able to migrate (without reprojecting) it to a point feature class in GDB. Not sure, whether any attribute is creating a problem for Dimensions. Any ideas ?

Hi everyone,I'm encountering an issue when running a workspace in FME Workbench, and I get the following error:“Zorba Internal Fatal Error”What would be the best way to troubleshoot or fix this issue? 

Hi everyone, I'm facing an issue in my workflow: when I process two shapefiles with the same name, the Feature Reader (in Generic mode) interprets them as a single file. This causes an error in my Join. Is there a way to handle this so both shapefiles are read separately?

I’m working with getting raster imagery in the area of interest out from the WMS. It’s the Land Coverage WMS. (https://dmsdata.cr.usgs.gov/geoserver/mrlc_Land-Cover-Native_conus_year_data/wms?)End goal is to clip the Raster out from WMS into smaller area, and I need to be able to write attribute table showing the value number & RGB value in the Raster.End Product. (Smaller Raster with attribute table)​​​​​​The issue I’m having is that the Palette index seeing inside ArcPro and FME is different. (Approximate location, SE corner of Possom Kingdom Lake, Graford, Texas, USA.) (32.856463, -98.431004)Screenshot from ArcPro.

Hi everyone,I have a very large dataset made up of numerous GeoTIFFs that I need to merge using FME’s RasterMosaicker. Unfortunately, the process stops due to memory issues, most likely because of the amount of data being processed.What’s the best way to get around this limitation and still perform the mosaic?

Hello,I've encountered an issue with how color attributes are read by the different IFC readers.The IFC reader (deprecated) reads a color value as the diffuse color, but the newer IFC_API reader reads the exact same value as the ambient color.Consequently, when using a writer like the CityGML writer, the diffuse color information is missing, which results in incorrect materials being created in the output file.Let me show you with a simple IFC example.When viewed with BIMVision: The color appears correctly as expected. When read with the IFC reader (deprecated):The geometry has

How can I maintain the exact postgre data type of numeric , when write it back to database. The image below is the database datatype (numeric)  used used as a Reader but the above image is the writer output data type as numeric (1000,500) 

 I have workflow that pulls large groups shapefiles of different geometry types from a folder using a feature reader and then exports them to a geodatabase. I would like to export them into a feature dataset inside the geodatabase. I have tried including the dataset in the file path but that either gives me an error or results in a blank geodatabase. If I don’t try and put the data in the featuredataset and just put them in the geodatabase everything exports without any problems. How can I get the data into featuredatasets?Creating the path using an attribute manager.Putting the path in the Feature Class or Table Name parameter.

Hi all,I have two CSV files (A and B) that I've included using CSV readers, and I need to join them using a feature joiner on a specific column. CSV A contains numbers in all rows, whereas CSV B has numerous <Null> cells in the column. When I run the feature joiner it fails. I already tried:Changing both attribute types to number I included attribute managers before each CSV to include letters with the numbers of each CSV file to force matching as textDoes anyone have any suggestions? Many thanks.  

StringReplace does not do what I expect (version 2024.2.1.0)Newlines are not replaced, can someone please point out what I'm doing wrong?  

Hello everyone,I’m having trouble reprojecting a shapefile. The file is currently in SIRGAS 2000, and I need to convert it to WGS84. However, when I run the reprojection, an error occurs (see attached image).Additionally, I need to extract the current coordinate system of the shapefile. In the table, the field shows up as _FME_0, but it should display SIRGAS 2000.Does anyone know how to fix these two issues?

HelloIn one tester I enter a value through a published parameter. Then I have a second tester in which I would like to retrieve the previously entered value. How can I do this?Thanks

I want to filter all unique values of an attribute with the attributeFilter. Iam importing the values stright from the data source using the import Wizzard but it is failing to list all availabel values. It really caught me of guard.I checked the database for unique values marked “Correct” in the image vs the wrong output by AttributeFilter.I used DuplicateFilter to aslo check for unique values and it returned the same as my SQL Query. Am i using AttributeFilter wrong or is it not trustworthy?   

Hi all.We’re migrating email submittals to a http based service, which takes a JSON body in a POST request.One of the fields in the post body is “emailBody”, which can be text or html.So I’m attempting to use a JSONTemplater to build this, but it fails:JSONTemplater (XMLTemplaterFactory): All features receivedJSONTemplater (XMLTemplaterFactory): The following error occurred near line 7, column 50 of the query:JSONTemplater (XMLTemplaterFactory): invalid expression: syntax error, unexpected "QName", expecting "," or "}"An error has occurred. Check the logfile above for detailsTranslation FAILED with 1 error(s) and 4 warning(s) (0 feature(s) output)Line 7 in the ROOT expression is the HTML, with escaped apostrophes and removed linefeeds and whitespace between tags:{ "emailFromId": "planinfo@lifa.dk", "emailFromName": "planinfo@lifa.dk" ,"emailAddresses": [{fme