Your team’s moving fast. The data’s ready. But when it’s time to publish to ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Hub, you hit roadblocks: confusing terminology, broken connectors, and processes that feel more manual than they should. Join Safe Software and special guests from Esri for a practical webinar that clears the fog around ArcGIS-publishing with FME. We’ll walk through real-world examples that showcase the latest updates to the Esri ArcGIS Connector package. This will include new transformers like the ArcGISBranchVersionManager and ArcGISAttachmentConnector, web connection best practices, using ArcGIS Online as a web filesystem, and enhanced metadata automation features. Along the way, we’ll demystify what web services, packages, readers, writers, and items really mean, and why they matter for both data curators and everyday publishers looking to streamline and scale their workflows. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to: -Use the latest transformers and updates in the Esri ArcGIS Connector for smoother publishing -Configure modern web connections using OAuth -Publish from ArcGIS Online to ArcGIS Hub without repetitive manual steps -Automate metadata and category settings to keep content organized If your team is tasked with getting content published accurately, securely, and fast, this webinar is built for you.

2. Sienna
Emery
Customer Solutions
Safe Software
Bruce
Harold
Product Manager
Esri
Renato
Salvaleon
Product Engineer
Esri
Meet the Presenters

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5. Agenda
1 Introducing the Esri ArcGIS Connector Package
2 Feature Service & Metadata Maintenance
3 Reader & Writer Demo
4 Attachments
5 Batch Creating Items in Portals or Hub
6 Branch Versioning
7 Conclusion
8 Resources
9 Next Steps
10 Q&A

6. Poll:
How do you currently
handle metadata?

7. 1
Introduction

8. Master the new ArcGIS Connector to
publish faster, automate metadata,
and eliminate manual bottlenecks in
your ArcGIS workflows.

9. ● Simplify and automate publishing to
ArcGIS Portals
● Leverage the latest FME updates for
ArcGISConnector, Branch Versioning, and
Attachments
● Ensure consistent, secure, and accurate
data delivery across your ArcGIS
environments
Today, you’ll learn to:

10. FME centralizes and automates workflows with
intuitive tools, enhanced connectors, and
compatibility-focused updates: so you can streamline
complex publication pipelines into repeatable,
low-maintenance processes.

11. Bootstrap your
metadata
maintenance using
FME & ArcGIS Data
Interoperability.

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13. FME Hub
The central marketplace for extending FME.
● Official & Community Content: A mix of developer-built tools and community contributions.
● Always Up to Date: Hub-based content lets us push updates instantly, so you don’t need to upgrade FME just to stay
connected.
● Trusted & Reliable: The official publisher contains, developer-built components are tested, maintained, and ready for
production use.
FME Hub ensures you always have access to the latest integrations and capabilities without extra effort.

16. The New Esri ArcGIS Connector Package
●
Before (Legacy):
● Separate Readers/Writers for ArcGIS Online, Enterprise, Server
● Overlapping functionality, harder to maintain, updates required updating software
Now (from FME 2024.0):
All combined into one Esri ArcGIS Connector package (via FME Hub)
● Feature Service Reader/Writer
● ArcGISAttachmentConnector
● ArcGISBranchVersionManager
● ArcGISOnlineConnector (expanded)

17. The ArcGIS Online Connector
●
Unlock seamless access to your Esri ArcGIS Online and Enterprise content directly
from FME.
Key Capabilities:
● File Management: Upload, download, update, or delete items and folders.
● Content Insight: List items and folders, retrieve and set metadata.
● Collaboration & Sharing: Change item sharing levels or share with groups.
● Publishing: Publish supported items to ArcGIS Online or Enterprise

18. Chat storm!
ArcGISOnlineConnector: Action Items
What else do you want?

19. ArcGIS Feature Service Reader and Writer
Esri ArcGIS Feature Service reader/writer
●
The Esri ArcGIS Online Feature
Service format, Esri ArcGIS Enterprise
Portal Feature Service format, and
Esri ArcGIS Server Feature Service
format, rolled into a single, convenient
packaged format.

20. The New Transformers
ArcGISBranchVersionManager
Connects to an ArcGIS Enterprise
Version Management Server to
manage a target feature service's
branch versions.
●
ArcGISAttachmentConnector
Connects to an ArcGIS Feature
Service to add, update, delete, list, or
download attachments.

21. Breaking Change Ahead!
● Upgrading from the older Esri ArcGIS Online
Connector to the new Esri ArcGIS Connector
package introduces a breaking change
● Existing web connections from the old
connector will not work with the new version
● Users must create new web connections with
the updated web services
For full details and step-by-step instructions, see
the article: Working with Esri ArcGIS Feature
Services in FME

22. Web Services
● New Esri ArcGIS Connector package only
works with web services ending in
(safe.esri-agol)
● Applies to:
○ Esri ArcGIS Feature Service format
○ ArcGISOnlineConnector
○ ArcGISAttachmentConnector
○ ArcGISBranchVersionManager
● Older web services from legacy formats
will not work with the new package

23. OAuth Web Services
●
● ArcGIS Enterprise OAuth (safe.esri-agol)
○ Replaces: ArcGIS Portal (Template)
○ Use for Enterprise Portal feature services
● ArcGIS Online OAuth (safe.esri-agol)
○ Replaces: ArcGIS Online web service
○ Use for Online feature services
See: How To Create An ArcGIS Online Web Connection or How to Create an ArcGIS
Enterprise Portal Web Connection for details.

24. Other Web Services
●
● ArcGIS Generate Token (safe.esri-agol)
○ For token-based authentication (auto-generate + apply token)
● ArcGIS Provide Token (safe.esri-agol)
○ For token-based authentication (when token is already generated)
○ User pastes token at web connection setup
● ArcGIS Login (safe.esri-agol)
○ For non-OAuth methods (Basic, Digest, NTLM)
○ Add via Web Connections in Workbench
○ ⚠ Most ArcGIS Enterprise instances do not support Basic/Digest

25. 2
Feature Service
& Metadata
Maintenance

26. Feature
Service &
Metadata
Maintenance

27. Goal Block Key Result
Write data &
metadata for a
feature service
portal item
Maintain Data & Metadata In One Workspace
Previously
required
separate data
and metadata
handling
Install the Esri
ArcGIS
Connector
Package
Data & metadata
is easily
automated
Enterprise or Online Portals

28. Demo

29. 3
Attachments

30. What are feature attachments?
●
What it is:
● a file (e.g. photo, document, video, or PDF) linked to
specific feature (point, line, or polygon) in a feature
layer.
● Stored in a hidden related table
● Binary (BLOB) format
● Enabled in UI at feature layer, accessed via REST
Endpoint API of feature service “feature” resource
● Maximum of 10MB for UI & 2GB for Rest API
Why attachments matter:
● Capture field evidence
● Store supporting documents with spatial features
● Enhanced visualization & reporting with ESRI apps
● Enable better decision making with text or visual context
Link to Supported Attachment Formats

31. Slide Title
Overcome storage
overhead, migration
and managing
attachments
Goal Block Key
Attachment with Attachments
Result
Manual
configuration for
every feature service
The new connector
on the workbench
makes it easier and
provide greater
flexibility
Improved
workflows with
attachments

32. Demo

33. ● ArcGISAttachmentConnector help
build repeatable attachment
workflows
● Migration from portal to portal is
easier
● Repeatable solutions can be done
with use of a parameter, reusable
custom transformers and the new
ArcGISAttachmentConnector
transformer
Lesson Slide

34. 4
Batch Creating
Items in portals

35. What are ArcGIS Hub and ArcGIS Enterprise Sites

36. Demo – Creating Items for ArcGIS Sites or Hub
Three-Step Pattern
Share, Set item details and
metadata, Categorize
ArcGIS Online Connector
Action Items:
Share & Set Details
HTTPCaller to Categorize
Read and Prep Data
Path Reader
Zipped FGDBs
HTTPCaller for APIs or
URLs
Other Format (500+
readers)
Upload and Publish
ArcGIS Online Connector
Action Items:
Upload & Publish
portals

37. Goal Block Key Result
Automate the
creation of portal
items that are
ArcGIS Hub and
ArcGIS Sites
visible
Batch-creating portal items for Sites and Hub
It is a tedious
process
involving
numerous REST
APIs and
transformations.
Series of
ArcGISOnline
Connectors
daisy chained
with different
action items
Goal was
achieved and
migrating into
ArcGIS portals
are easier.
3-Step pattern

38. Demo

39. ● With nine actions of the Connector
there is a lot flexibility for automation
● HTTPCallers and ArcGIS Rest API
fills in the gap to complete your
workflow.
Transformer Heroes

40. 5
Branch
Versioning

41. What is Branch Versioning
●
What it is:
● Enables collaborative, long-term editing in
ArcGIS Enterprise using web feature layers and a
services-based architecture.
How it’s different from Traditional Versioning:
● Portal-based: Requires ArcGIS Enterprise Portal;
versions are created and managed as portal
items.
● Service oriented: Editing occurs through feature
services, not direct database connections.
● Simplified model: Each version is a branch table,
streamlining editing and reconciliation. Source: Versioning Types ArcGIS Pro Documentation.

42. Geodatabase Requirements For
Branch Versioning
●
● Must be an enterprise geodatabase must be
at release 10.6 or later
● Dataset must have a GlobalID Field
● Editor tracking using UTC time standard
must be enabled on the dataset.
See full details here: Register a dataset as branch
versioned

43. Steps
●
In ArcGIS Pro:
1. Register the dataset as branch versioned
2. Share branch versioned data to ArcGIS Enterprise
3. Create a branch version (this step can also be done in the Feature Service Writer)
In FME:
1. Read versions using the Feature Service Reader
2. Reconcile or Post using the Feature Service Writer or Branch Version Manager
(this works if you don’t want to write the features)

44. ● Interfaces with an ArcGIS Enterprise
Version Management Server to manage
branch versions of feature services.
● Enables three core actions:
○ List branch versions with metadata.
○ Reconcile branch versions with the
default version and detect conflicts.
○ Post branch edits back to the
default version, flagging any issues.
ArcGIS Branch Version
Manager
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45. Slide Title
I’d like to know
what branch
version I have
and when they
were last
updated.
Goal Block Key
Branch Versioning Catalog
Result
It’s hard to gain
visibility into
branch versions
Use FME to gain
insight into all my
branches
Now we can
review our
versions and
reconcile them

46. Demo

47. ● The branch version manager allows
users to manage versions outside a
write session
● The branch version manager can
allow users to gain insight into their
branches and resolve any conflicts
that exist.
Lesson learned!

48. 6
Conclusion

49. Summary
The Esri ArcGIS Connector on FME Hub
enables reading and writing Feature
Services, managing branch versions,
attachments, and other ArcGIS
Enterprise, Online, and Server content.

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52. 7
Resources

53. Articles
● Working with Esri ArcGIS Feature
Services in FME
● How to Use the
ArcGISAttachmentConnector
● Managing ArcGIS Online Metadata
in FME
● Check out Bruce’s blogs!
● How does Data Interoperability relate
to FME?

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