Setting up event-based workflows in FME Server is easier than ever with Automations. Learn how to set up triggers and actions with this brand new interface. Plus, learn about other updates in FME Server like system events, FME Workspace viewing, projects, tokens, and more.

1. Automating
with FME 2019
Jen Luther Thomas & Don Murray

2. Connect. Transform. Automate.
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3. ENTERPRISE
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4. Easy event-based workflows:
FME Server
Automations
A simple concept
consisting of
Triggers and Actions

5. When
Trigger Occurs
then
Perform Action
Every Automation
has the same pattern:

6. Triggers
An event that triggers an
automation

7. Actions
Respond to triggers
Internal
External

8. Automation 1
“Schedule to run a workspace
periodically”

9. Automations: Simple Workflow

10. Demo: “Schedule to run a workspace
periodically”

11. Automation 2
“We want to receive email and
run a QA task and send an
email back with the report”

12. When
email arrives
then
Run Workspace &
Send report back!
Email QA Workflow

13. Automations: Email-based QA Workflow

14. Demo: Email Driven
Quality Assurance

15. Automation 3
“We want to watch for data
and run an FME task
whenever new data arrives.”
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16. Watching
for Data
Trigger when data arrives.
Amazon S3 Watch
Triggers when data arrives in
location in S3 Bucket
Directory Watch
Triggers when data arrives in File
Directory.
FTP Watch
Triggers when data arrives at
location on ftp site
Dropbox Watch
Triggers when data arrives in
Dropbox Directory.
Azure Event Grid
Can Trigger when data arrives in
Azure Storage

17. When
data arrives
then
Run
workspace.
Data Arrival Workflow

18. Demo: Azure Event Grid Demo

19. Automation 4
“We want to orchestrate
complex workflows
consisting of many FME
workspaces.”

20. When
scheduled time arrives
then
perform complex
set of actions
Workflow Orchestration

21. Automations: Workflow
Orchestration

22. Automations: Parallel Processing Workflow

23. Truly Parallel
Streams
Automations: Parallel Processing Workflow

24. Sequential
Execution
1 2
Automations: Parallel Processing Workflow

25. Wait Until
All Paths
Complete
Automations: Parallel Processing Workflow

26. Final
Stage
Automations: Parallel Processing Workflow

27. Demo: Advanced QA Workflow

28. System events

29. Triggers
about activities and
health on your FME
Server.
Security
Account Activity:
User create, update, delete
System Info
Warnings and errors
License expiry
Server Status
Server startup
Backup, restore
Server Activity
Repositories and Items:
Create, update, delete
Project export/import

30. Demo: New User Notification

31. FME Server Apps

32. Create Progressive Web Apps with FME
Server 2019.1
Customize to match your corporate look
● images and color selections
● Control which workspace parameters
are exposed
● Friendly sharable URL’s.
FME Server Apps

33. Screenshot of Jen’s
Amazing FME Server App

34. FME Data Express
Mobile App
Also use workspaces to
create mobile apps with
FME Express.
● Leverage device info
like location and
camera.
● Control permissions
with tokens.

35. Workspaces
As
Mobile Apps

36. Workspaces As Mobile Apps

37. FME Server 2019.1
Summary
Automations
Build multi-step workflows to connect
applications with triggers and actions.
System Events
Monitor FME Server events generated
based on system activities.
FME Server Apps
Share FME workflows with anyone – no
FME Server account required.

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