What's new in database support - named connections, writer harmonization, JDBC and more.

1. An Update on Databases
Robyn Rennie
FME Desktop Support Manager

2. What’s new for Databases?
 Named Connections
 Databases vs Geodatabase vs SDE
 Writer Harmonization
 SQL Server
 Coming soon PostgreSQL/PostGIS
 New format – JDBC

3. Named Connections
 Available for all database formats except
Geodatabase and SDE
 Available in related transformers
 Shareable
 Publishable

4. Named Connections
• Hardest part is
coming up with a
good naming
convention
• Defined using Tools >
FME Options >
Database Connections

5. Named Connections
 Geodatabase – use .sde connection files
 Define in ArcCatalog/ArcMap first
 Consistent across products
 SDE – no changes here yet – may also make use
of .sde connection files. Needs ArcObjects

6. Writer Harmonization
 Project to improve and simplify the setting up of
the writer mode.
 Done for SQL Server family of formats
 Done for FileGDB writer
 Done for JDBC writer

7. Writer Harmonization

8. JDBC
 New format – Java based database connection
 Many providers for many formats
 Read – FME Professional Edition
 Write – FME Database Edition

9. JDBC
 Accessed as jdbc:<subprotocol>:
 Uses named connection technology
 Writer has new harmonized layout
 Allows access to cloud databases
 More details on FMEPedia

10. JDBC
 Sample sites
 http://www.databasedrivers.com/jdbc/
 https://www.progress.com/products/datadirect-
connect/jdbc-drivers
 http://www.rssbus.com/jdbc/

11. Thank You!
 Questions?
 For more information:
 Robyn.rennie@safe.com
 Safe Software Inc
 Guide to using JDBC