Great workflows may begin on desktop, but FME Server Automations take them to the next level. FME Server is the enterprise integration platform designed to save your organization time and money while increasing productivity. Automations are at the heart of that solution. Join us as we explore the fundamentals of FME Server Automations. We will guide you through the process of taking a workflow from FME Desktop to FME Server while discussing how they relate - and how they differ. No stone will be left unturned as we introduce each building block of an Automation: - Triggers and Actions - Keys - Workspace parameters - Logs and troubleshooting This foundational knowledge of FME Server Automations will allow you to build your own automated workflows. Leave this webinar with the skills to help decision-makers gain valuable insight into your data, eliminate manual errors, and give you back time in your day.

1. The Fundamentals
of Automations

2. Meet the Presenters
Holly Coxon
Technical Support Team Lead,
FME Server
Sanae Mendoza
Technical Support Specialist,
FME Server

3. FME®
Enterprise Integration Platform
FME Desktop
Build & Run Data Workflows
FME Server
Automate Data Workflows
FME Mobile
Deliver the Power of
FME to Mobile
The only Enterprise Integration Solution with comprehensive support for Spatial Data
Powering your dataflows on premises, in the cloud, and on mobile
FME Cloud
FME Server in the cloud

4. Poll:
Whatʼs your experience with the FME Platform?

5. ● Enterprise Integration in FME Server
● A History of Automations
● The knead-to-know of Automations
○ Triggers
○ Internal Actions
○ External Actions
○ Keys
○ Troubleshooting Logs
● Advanced Automation
● Resources
● Q&A
Agenda

6. Automation for the Enterprise
Blog: Enterprise Integration Wins:
5 Reasons to Add Automation

7. Build
Create schedules, web
applications and
automations in a GUI.
Scale
Process massive amounts
of data as needed.
Control
Cost effectively deploy
processing
close to the source.
FME Server
Connects more than just data and applications, it
connects teams.

8. Do you need to run a workspace…
● At regular intervals?
● In response to something happening outside of FME?
● In real time?
● As part of a series?
Then you need FME Server Automations.

9. A Brief History
Notifications: Real-time support for processing FME
workspaces.
Automations: Graphical UI to
enhance the user experience.
Manual
Dropbox
SQS/SNS
WebSocket
Schedule
Azure Event
Grid
Directory
Workspace
Webhook
JMS
HTTP Request
S3 Bucket System Event
Email
(IMAP/SFTP)
UDP
FTP Logger
Apple Push
2019 2020 2021 2022
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2012
SFTP

10. What you really knead-to-know
about Automations

14. Clients

16. Clients are any user or system
that send or receive messages from an Automation

17. Triggers

19. Trigger Events listen
for incoming events
from clients.
Upon the event, an Automation
workflow is initiated.
Protocols define how systems
and applications
communicate...
…and Trigger Events support
many different protocols!

20. Trigger Event
Protocols
S3 Bucket
Run a
Workspace
Dropbox System Event
Azure Event
Grid
JMS
WebSocket
SQS/SNS
IMAP
FME Desktop
SQS/SNS
Readers Creator
Run a Dynamic
Workspace
Local/Network
Directory
Schedule
Manual
UDP
SMTP
FTP
Webhook
Topic Notified

21. Demo

22. Actions

25. Internal actions
process messages
from triggers and
actions
Run jobs in sequence or parallel,
build in logic and decision making,
or document workflows…
Allow the data and results to guide
the workflow.

27. Connect and
integrate
automated
workflows with
external actions
Like Triggers, Actions can use
many different protocols to
communicate with clients.

28. External actions deliver
data where you need it
Send a notification, upload a file,
deliver a message, or connect
directly to another application…
Results and data can be sent
outside of FME Server at any point
during the Automation.

29. Action
Protocols
S3 Bucket
SFTP
Run a
Workspace
Dropbox
System Event
Azure Event
Grid
JMS
UDP
HTTP Request WebSocket
FTP
Logger
SQS/SNS SMTP
FME Desktop
SQS/SNS
Run a Dynamic
Workspace
Filter
Merge
Transformers Writers

30. Demo

31. Keys

33. Messages and data are
passed between
Automation components
Key-Value pairs hold
information about an event or a
user-defined value.
Parameters can intake keys,
allowing for Actions to be run
with upstream values.
Automation keys are based on
JSON formatting.

34. Parameters and keys are available
for each trigger and action
For example, User Parameters created in FME
Workbench become Parameters inside the
“Run a Workspace” Action.
Start drawing connections between ports to
use incoming keys inside an actionʼs
parameters
Webinar: Automation Keys: What
They Are and Why You Should
Use Them

35. Something went wrong…but what?
There are many different components that make up an Automation, so the first step to
troubleshooting is to identify the component at the root of the issue.

37. Tracking Down Errors using Automation Logs
Filter By…
Last Run
Log Action
Errors
Warnings
Info
Automation logs record all activity taking place within every component of the
Automation.

38. Tracking Down Errors using Job Logs
Job logs record the details of a translation, and correspond to the translation logs in
FME Desktop.
FME Desktop

39. Log Extra Information
FME Desktop
● Use the Log Action to get
more feedback on the
event details being parsed
● Disable downstream
components so they are
not triggered while you are
troubleshooting

40. Demo

41. What else do you knead-to-know?
Article: Getting Started with the
Split-Merge Block
Article: Building Integrations with
the FME Server Automation Writer
Article: Configuring Guaranteed
Delivery in FME Server Automations
with Automated Retries

42. Poll:
What Automation webinar topic would you
like to see next?

43. Resources
● FME Academy: Build Basic Automations Trailhead
● Tutorial: Getting Started with Automations
● Blog: 5 Reasons Why FME Server is More Than Just Scheduling

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