Syntax

   FACTORY_DEF <ReaderKeyword> ServerFactory
   [FACTORY_NAME <factory name>] 
   [INPUT FEATURE_TYPE <feature type> 
      [<attribute name> <attribute value>]*
      [<feature function>]*]* 
   HOST <field name>
   [USERNAME <field name>]
   [PASSWORD <field name>]
   ACTION (PUBLISH_TO_TOPIC)
   [TOPIC <field name>]
   [BODY <field name>]
   [OUTPUT (OUTPUT|REJECTED)
      FEATURE_TYPE <feature type>
      [<attribute name> <attribute value>]*
      [<feature function>]*]*

Overview

   This factory can be used to perform a variety of actions on an FME Server.
   The actions supported are:

      * Publishing a notification to a topic (PUBLISH_TO_TOPIC)

   Use the ACTION keyword to specify the action to perform. For an action,
   additional keywords may be required. These keyewords are listed below.

      * Publishing a notification to a topic (PUBLISH_TO_TOPIC):
         * Notification topic (TOPIC)
         * Notification content (BODY)

   Features may also receive attributes that describe the action to be
   performed. These attributes are listed below.

      * Publishing a notification to a topic (PUBLISH_TO_TOPIC):
         * Notification topic (_notifier_topic)
         * Notification content (_notifier_content)

   Each feature corresponds to one request made to the server. Features that 
   successfully performs the action on FME Server will be passed through the
   OUTPUT port. For any reason that the action failed the feature will be
   output through the REJECTED port. In addition, the reason is specified by
   the attribute _failure_reason.

Clauses

   HOST <field name>
   
      The URL to connect to FME Server
      
      Default: None
   
   USERNAME <field name>   
   
      The user name used to connect to FME Server.
      
      Default: None 
   
   PASSWORD <field name>   
   
      The password used to connect to FME Server.
      
      Default: None 

   ACTION (PUBLISH_TO_TOPIC)

      The action to perform on FME Server. See overview for a description of
      available actions.
   
   TOPIC <field name>
   
      Required when using PUBLISH_TO_TOPIC. The topic to publish the
      notification to.
      
      Default: None 
   
   BODY <field name>
   
      Required when using PUBLISH_TO_TOPIC. The message of the notification to
      publish.

      Default: None

Output Tags

   This factory supports the following output tags:
   
   OUTPUT
   
      Features that successfully performed the requested action on FME Server.

   REJECTED
   
      Features that failed to perform the requested action on FME Server.