Symptom
The Geodatabase formats cannot be used and are greyed out in the formats gallery. Clicking on a greyed-out format reports an error that the format cannot be used and has unmet dependencies.
Alternatively, the File Geodatabase Open API format is unsupported if you are running macOS with an M1 chip.
Running a workspace fails with a licensing error. The error states that the software version being used is 64-bit:
If you try and run an existing workspace using FME64bit then you may get the error: Failed to Retrieve feature type as shown above.
Resolution
To correct this issue please try the following. Note that you must have ArcGIS installed on the same machine as FME. See Notes on FME and Esri Versions and Compatibility.
ArcGIS Pro and FME
Ensure ArcGIS Pro is installed for everyone, otherwise FME will be unable to find an ArcGIS Pro license. If you are unsure whether ArcGIS was installed with the "Anyone who uses this computer (all users)" option, try checking the location of the ArcGIS Pro install directory. If Pro is installed for all users, the installation directory will be located in "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro".
FME Flow requires that ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Server software be installed. See this article.
Correct Software Incompatibility
32-bit FME
The standard Geodatabase library installed by ArcGIS for Desktop is a 32-bit library and can only be accessed via a 32-bit application. Please install and run 32-bit FME to correct this issue. Please keep in mind that it is possible to have both 32-bit and 64-bit FME installed on the same machine and sharing a license file.
FME 32-bit has been deprecated, please see FME 32-bit Windows Support for more information. Only FME 2021.1 or older supports FME 32-bit, which will no longer be supported by Safe Software once FME 2025.1 is released. Please upgrade to 64-bit FME and ArcGIS.
64-bit FME
You can utilize 64-bit FME provided you install either ArcGIS for Desktop 64-bit Background Geoprocessing or ArcGIS Pro 64bit or ArcGIS for Server. See Notes on FME and Esri Versions and Compatibility for more information.
Use a Mapped Network Drive
Fix the FME shortcut link - i.e. from something like this:
- ArcGIS software is not installed and licensed on the system.
- 64-bit FME is being used without ArcGIS for Server or 64-bit Background Geoprocessing Installed.
- FME is installed on an application server but ArcGIS is installed on your local machine.
- \\appsserver\apps32\FME\workbench.exe
to something like this:
- L:\apps32\FME\workbench.exe
Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Open API)
If you do not have access to ArcGIS and still need to read or write a File Geodatabase then you might consider using the Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Open API) format. This does not have any of the dependencies listed above, but is limited to simple geometries as described in the user documentation. However, this option is not available to macOS users with an M1 chip. Please contact support.
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