Introduction
Due to plugins or libraries not being available anymore or minimal use from users, transformers or product support may become deprecated over time. Please review the following list before upgrading FME.
Deprecation List
The components in the following list have been deprecated and you will need to upgrade your workspace components, find a new replacement or change how you do your workflow.
What is Deprecated |
Year Deprecated |
Component Deprecated |
Platform Affected |
Recommended Action/Replacement |
Offline Documentation in FME Form |
2025.0 |
Documentation |
FME Form |
Use online documentation or an older version of FME. See Offline Help Documentation Removed from FME Form 2025.0 for more information. |
Debian 11 |
2025.0 |
Operating System |
All |
Use FME 2024.2 or older for Debian 11 or upgrade to Debian 12. |
Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML97/VRML 2.0) Reader |
2024.1 |
Reader |
FME Form |
|
FME AR mobile app on Android |
2024.1 |
Mobile App |
Mobile |
Use FME AR mobile app on Apple iOS devices. See FME AR Mobile App on Android Deprecation for more information |
FME Mobile App (formerly FME Data Express) |
2024.1 |
Mobile App |
FME Flow |
Use FME Flow Apps. See FME Mobile Deprecation for more information |
Point Cloud Support C++ SDK |
2024.0 |
C++ SDK |
All |
|
GMLnoSchema
|
2024.0 |
FME Hub Format |
All |
Use the regular GML reader using the 'ignore schema' mode. |
Python 3.7 | 2024.0 | Python | All | Use FME 2023.2 or prior for Python 3.7 or update workspaces to use Python 3.9+ |
WebSocketSender/ WebSocketReciever | 2024.0 | Transformer | All | Update workflows to use FME Flow Automation WebSockets or the PythonCaller. |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Oracle Linux 8, Rocky Linux 8 |
2024.0 | Operating System | All | Contact Support |
MapTextLabeller Plugin provided by Safe Software | 2024.0 | Plugin/Transformer | FME Form | Plugin available from MapText. See MapTextLabeller Plugin Availability Changes for more information. |
TclCaller transformer & Tcl Scripts | 2024.0 | Transformer and Scripts | FME Platform & Transformer Designer | Use FME 2023.2 and prior, or switch to use Python. |
RasterObjectDetector | 2024.0 | Transformer | FME Form | Use FME 2023.2 or older |
Stamen Background Maps | 2023.1 | Background Map | FME Form | All versions of FME are affected; see Stamen Background Maps Deprecation for more information. |
FME Server JavaScript API | 2023.0 | Service | FME Flow | See JavaScript API Deprecation for more information. |
Oracle WebLogic | 2023.1 | Web Services | FME Flow | Use Apache Tomcat |
Trimble Connect (Token Service) | 2023.1 | Web Services | FME Form | Use the Trimble Connect TID Sign-In, see Trimble Connect (Token Service) Web Service Deprecation for more information. |
Unauthenticated Web Service Access | 2023.0 | Web Services | FME Flow | Provide a token to run workspaces without providing user credentials |
Actian Ingres (Spatial) & (Non-Spatial) | 2023.0 | Reader/Writer | All | Contact Support |
AutodeskA360Connector | 2023.0 | Transformer | FME Form | See AutodeskA360Connector Deprecation for more information |
FME Server Console | 2023.0 | Application | FME Flow | Use the REST API or FME Flow CLI |
IBM Netezza Spatial & Non-Spatial | 2023.0 | Reader/Writer | FME Form | See Using the FME JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) Format as an alternative. |
LDAP/Active Directory | 2023.0 | Reader | FME Form | Contact Support |
Python 3.6 | 2023.0 | Script | All | Upgrade code to Python 3.7+ |
SAIF | 2023.0 | Reader | FME Form | Contact Support |
Adobe Flash (SWF) (FLASH) | 2022.0 | Writer | All | Contact Support |
ArcSDEGridSnapper & ArcSDEQuerier | 2022.0 | Transformer | All | Contact Support |
Autodesk SQLite Spatial (FDO) [SQLITE3FDO] | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | All | Use SpatialLite, see Choosing the Correct SQLite or SpatiaLite Format |
Canadian Council on Geomatics Interchange Format (CCOGIF) | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | All | Contact Support |
CouchDB (COUCHDB) | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | All | See GDAL Deprecations for more information |
Erdas 7.x .LAN and .GIS (GDAL_LAN) via GDAL Format | 2022.0 | Reader | All | See GDAL Deprecations for more information |
Esri ArcPad AXF | 2022.0 | Reader | All | Contact Support |
Esri Geodatabase (Personal Geodb) (GEODATABASE_MDB) | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | All | Use the new 64-bit Esri Personal Geodatabase (Personal DB) reader, see this article for more information. No writer option |
FME Integration Console | 2022.0 | Application | FME Desktop | See FME Integration Console Deprecation for more information |
Fuji Bio-Imaging Analyzer Systems (BAS) (GDAL_FUJIBAS ) via GDAL Format | 2022.0 | Reader | All | See GDAL Deprecations for more information |
Google Cloud Spanner (CLOUDSPANNER_JDBC) | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | FME Desktop (Window/Linux) | Use a different cloud-based database, see here for options |
IBM Cloudant (CLOUDANT) | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | All | See GDAL Deprecations for more information |
Image Display and Analysis (WinDisp) (GDAL_IDA) via GDAL Format | 2022.0 | Reader | All | See GDAL Deprecations for more information |
Intergraph GeoMedia Access Warehouse (FM0) | 2022.0 | Writer | All | Replace with the Geopackage format or use 32-bit FME 2021.2 or prior. |
Intergraph Raster (INGR) | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | All | See GDAL Deprecations for more information |
Leica Independent Data Exchange Format (IDEX) | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | All | See GDAL Deprecations for more information |
MapInfo SpatialWare (SPATIALWARE) | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | All | Contact Support |
SQLite Spatial (GDAL) [SPATIALITE] | 2022.0 | Reader/Writer | All | Use SpatialLite, see Choosing the Correct SQLite or SpatiaLite Format |
Tableau Data Extract (TDE) | 2022.0 | Writer | All | Use the Tableau Hyper writer |
FME Server Workspace Viewer | 2022.0 | Page | FME Server | Limited access, see Workspace Viewer Deprecation for more information. |
Built-in Geocoder Transformer | 2021.2 | Transformer | FME Desktop | Update workflow to use the Geocoder package instead |
Arc/Info Export E00 GRID Reader via GDAL Format | 2021.1 | Reader | All | Use another GDAL Format |
Autodesk Recap Writer | 2021.1 | Writer | FME Desktop | Contact Support |
Esri Legacy ArcGIS Image Server Reader | 2021.1 | Reader | FME Desktop | Use alternate raster reading formats or contact Support |
FME Augmented Reality Reader/Writer | 2021.1 | Reader/Writer | FME AR | Use FME_AR Writer, Contact Support for read support. |
Garmin MapSource Reader/Writer | 2021.1 | Reader/Writer | All | Use other Garmin formats |
MapQuest Web Map Tile Service Background Map | 2021.1 | Background Map | FME Desktop | This API has been discontinued and does not work in previous versions of FME (2021.0 and prior). Please choose a different background map service |
2021.0 |
Reader/Writer |
All |
||
FME Hub support in FME Desktop 2014 | 2021.0 | FME Hub | FME Desktop 2014 | Users will no longer be able to download content directly in FME Desktop 2014. Users of FME Desktop 2014 can still go to the FME Hub website to download content directly. |
FME Server C++ API | 2021.0 | Service | FME Server | REST API |
FME Server Java API | 2021.0 | Service | FME Server | REST API |
FME Server .Net API | 2021.0 | Service | FME Server | REST API |
MRFCleaner Transformers | 2021.0 | Transformer | All | See a Guide to Better Geometry |
2021.0 |
Reader/Writer |
All |
Contact Support |
|
2021.0 |
Writer |
All |
Contact Support |
|
2020.1 |
Background Map |
FME Desktop |
||
2020.0 |
Reader |
All |
Update workflow to use the AmazonAthenaConnector instead |
|
2020.0 |
Subscriber |
FME Server |
Use FME 2019.2 or older or migrate workflows to Amazon SNS |
|
June 8, 2021 |
Reader/Writer |
All |
||
2020.0 |
Service |
FME Server |
REST API V3 |
|
2020.0 |
Writer |
All |
Update workflow to use the Socrata package |
|
Esri Legacy ArcSDE Raster | 2019.0 | Reader/Writer | All | Use the Esri Geodabase (ArcSDE Geodb Raster) format |
2019.0 |
Reader/Writer |
All |
||
2019.0 |
Subscriber |
All |
Use Google Firebase Cloud Messaging |
|
2019.0 |
Writer |
All |
||
2019.0 |
Reader/Writer |
All |
Migrate to another system |
|
2019.0 |
Transformer |
All |
Change workflow to Python |
|
2019.0 |
Reader/Writer |
All |
Update workspaces to use MongoDB3 |
|
2019.0 |
Script |
All |
Port all Python 2 code to Python 3.x |
|
Feature Data Objects (FDO) Providers | 2017.1 | Reader/Writer | All | If the FDO Providers format is essential to a workflow, the best option is to have an FME Desktop 2019.x installation to run FDO Provider-dependent workspaces alongside an FME Desktop 2020 or newer version. Please contact Support for further assistance, if needed. |
FME Server Repository Reader/Writer | 2017.0 | Reader/Writer | All | Has been removed entirely for 2022.0. Use the FMEServerResourceConnector transformer |
FME Server Stream Reader/Writer | 2017.0 | Reader/Writer | All | Has been removed entirely for 2022.0. See the Stream Processing tutorial for alternative methods. |
2016.0 |
Reader/Writer |
All |
Use SDF3 |
Format Name Change List
The formats in this list have been changed or renamed to use different libraries, provide different functionality, or are easier to provide fixes (FME Packages). The rename has been put in place to ensure backward compatibility with older versions of FME.
Format |
Old Name |
New Name |
Year Changed |
Esri Shapefile |
ESRISHAPE |
SHAPEFILE |
2020.0 |
Esri dBase (DBF) |
DBF |
DBASE |
2020.0 |
Microsoft Azure SQL Database Non-Spatial & Spatial (JDBC) Reader/Writer |
MSSQL_JDBC_AZURE_NONSPATIAL
MSSQL_JDBC_AZURE_SPATIAL |
MSSQL_JDBC_AZURE_NONSPATIAL_2
MSSQL_JDBC_AZURE_SPATIAL_2 |
2020.0 |
Microsoft SQL Server Non-Spatial & Spatial (JDBC) Reader/Writer |
MSSQL_JDBC_NONSPATIAL
MSSQL_JDBC_SPATIAL |
MSSQL_JDBC_NONSPATIAL_2
MSSQL_JDBC_SPATIAL_2 |
2020.0 |
GEOPACKAGE |
OGCGEOPACKAGE |
2020.0 |
FME Hub Deprecations
A list of deprecated FME Hub transformers can be found here.
Support
If the workarounds don’t work for your situation or you are having trouble, contact Safe Support.
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