Waits until submitted FME jobs are started or finished by an FME Server. The list of jobs to wait for is identified by the job IDs of the input features. When a job that the transformer is waiting for starts or completes, it outputs the corresponding feature immediately.
Dependencies
This transformer requires an FME Server connection.
Output Ports
The initiating feature is output via the Output port if the job successfully ran to completion, and will have these attributes added to it:
- _job_id: the integer ID the server assigned to this job
- _LogFileLocation: the location of the logfile of the job
- _result: the translation result of the job
- _requestKeyword: the subsection keyword of the job
- _request: the string request of the job that was submitted to the server
- _StatusMessage: the successful message returned from the server
- _StatusNumber: a success number corresponding to the message above
- _NumFeaturesOutput: the number features that were output by the job
- _timeFinished: the time the job finished
- _timeRequested: the time the server received the job request
- _timeStarted: the time the server started processing the job
All times are in YYYYMMDDhhmmss format.
The feature will be output via the <Rejected> port if the job either did not run to completion, or the server could not be contacted, and will have these attributes added to it:
- _job_failure_type: holds one of "Incomplete Parameters", "Connection or Server Problem" or "Translation Failed". If the latter, then the following attributes also will have values; otherwise, they are empty
- _result: the translation result of the job
- _requestKeyword: the subsection keyword of the job
- _request: the string request of the job that was submitted to the server
- _job_id: the integer ID the server assigned to this job
- _StatusMessage: the error message returned from the server explaining why the request failed
- _StatusNumber: an error number corresponding to the above message
- _timeFinished: the time the job finished
- _timeRequested: the time the server received the job request
- _timeStarted: the time the server started processing the job
Connection
You can connect to an FME Server in one of the following ways:
Connection
Specify a web connection to an FME Server. Web connections can be reused in multiple workspaces, and connection parameters are hidden in the workspace. For more information, see Using Web Connections.
Embed Connection Parameters
When checked, you must specify the connection parameters to the FME Server manually. The connection parameters are visible in the workspace. To connect, specify:
FME Server URL
Enter a URL to access FME Server. You may need to contact your System Administrator for the URL.
Username and Password
Provide your FME Server credentials.
Note: You can click the Status hyperlink to ensure that the FME Server connection has been successfully established.
Parameters
Wait for Job to
Specifies whether to wait for a job to Complete or Start.
Job ID
The list of jobs to wait for is identified by the job IDs of the input features. When a job that it is waiting for starts or completes, it outputs the corresponding feature immediately.
Polling Interval
The time interval for this transformer to wait between inquiries into the status of each job is specified by the Polling Interval. This is measured in seconds and can be entered as an integer value or an integer attribute.
Note: You should use as large value as possible for this parameter. If it is set too small, it not only impacts the resources on the client, but also on the FME Server responding to each query. For example, if the job is expected to take about 20 minutes, then it is not efficient to set the Polling Interval to a few seconds.
Editing Transformer Parameters
Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click 
beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.
Transformer Categories
FME Licensing Level
FME Professional edition and above
Transformer History
This transformer was previously named the ServerJobWaiter.
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