Writer Directives

The suffixes shown are prefixed by the current <WriterKeyword> in a mapping file. By default, the <WriterKeyword> for the writer is FMESERVERCONFIGURATION.

DATASET

Required/Optional

Required

This specifies the machine running an FME Server instance to write to as an URL. The expected format is http://<host>:<port>. The FME Server must support the REST Service.

Workbench Parameter

Destination FME Server URL

Example

FMESERVERCONFIGURATION_DATASET “http://fmeserver.com:8080”

USERNAME

Required/Optional

Required

This specifies the username to use to authenticate with the FME Server. The user must have fmesuperuser privileges.

Workbench Parameter

Username

Example

FMESERVERCONFIGURATION_USERNAME “admin”

PASSWORD

Required/Optional

Required

This specifies the password to use to authenticate with the FME Server.

Workbench Parameter

Password

Example

FMESERVERCONFIGURATION_PASSWORD “secret”

VERIFY_SSL_CERTIFICATES

This directive specifies whether the writer should verify the FME Server SSL certificate(s).

Required/Optional

Optional

Values

Yes (default) | No

Workbench Parameter

Verify SSL Certificates

Mapping File Syntax

FMESERVERCONFIGURATION_VERIFY_SSL_CERTIFICATES “Yes”

IMPORT_MODE

This directive specifies the behavior of the writer for importing to the FME Server.

Required/Optional

Optional

Values

Insert (default) | Update

Workbench Parameter

Writer Mode

Mapping File Syntax

FMESERVERCONFIGURATION_IMPORT_MODE “Insert”