Natalie Clouthier - Safe Software Support Team Member

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• Published Parameters in FME Form

  Introduction When it comes to core FME functionality, parameters are at the heart of things. Parameters allow workspace authors to provide specific instructions to FME's various workspace objects (...

  • Updated May 17, 2024 20:35
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• Why Older Workspaces May Fail in FME Form 2021.0 or Newer Due to Encoding Changes

  ConsiderationsWhen opening and saving older workspaces created before FME Form 2021.0 in newer versions, translations may fail with errors such as:“The dataset ‘C:\Path\To\Dataset’ could not be loc...

  • Updated March 17, 2026 18:36
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• Known Issue: File Geodatabases Written in FME Form 2023.1 with ArcGIS Pro 3.1.x Will Not Publish to ArcGIS Portal 11.0

  Known Issue ID FMEENGINE-80435 Feature File Geodatabase Writer Product FME Form Versions Affected 2023.2 2023.1 Status Resolved 2024.0 Issue While trying to publis...

  • Updated May 27, 2025 15:50
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• Setting the Esri ArcGIS Compatibility Workspace Parameter

  IntroductionFME Form supports a variety of licensed, installed versions of Esri ArcMap and Esri ArcGIS Pro applications. What if a system has both Esri ArcMap and Esri ArcGIS Pro installed and lice...

  • Updated March 17, 2026 17:14
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• Revit Writing in FME Form

  Introduction FME can readily read from and write to Autodesk Revit project files (.rvt). This capability allows users to work directly with their native Revit elements in an FME workflow, alleviati...

  • Updated May 20, 2025 22:37
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• Esri-Dependent Formats Unavailable When Using a Retired ArcGIS License

  ConsiderationIn FME Form 2023.0, adding or editing Esri-dependent formats (such as Esri Geodatabase readers/writers) may produce this error:The "Esri …" format has unmet dependencies. Please check ...

  • Updated April 21, 2026 21:29
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• Creating an OAuth 2.0 Web Service and Connection in FME

  IntroductionThis article describes how to configure a new FME web service and connection using the OAuth 2.0 authorization protocol. Safe Software has already registered applications with many comm...

  • Updated December 29, 2025 17:49
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• Known Issue: SHAPEFILE Writer Adds 'Q_' Prefix to Attribute Names Beginning With Japanese Characters

    Known Issue ID FMEENGINE-76609 Feature Esri Shapefile Writer   Product FME Form (formerly FME Desktop)   Versions Affected Japanese system local in:  2023.0 2022.2 2022.1   Status R...

  • Updated February 19, 2025 18:58
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• Updating ArcGIS Online Feature Services using UPSERT

  As of FME 2024.0, support for Esri ArcGIS Online (AGOL), ArcGIS Enterprise Portal, and ArcGIS Server Feature Service formats has transitioned to a unified approach using the new Esri ArcGIS Feature...

  • Updated January 08, 2026 16:50
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• UTF-8 Names FAQ | Encoding in FME

  Introduction As of FME 2022.0, FME will process all workspaces using UTF-8 as the encoding for most string data when running on Windows 10+ or Windows Server 2019+; this will allow FME to execute w...

  • Updated October 11, 2024 16:31
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