AutodeskA360Connector

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Accesses the Autodesk A360 file storage service to upload or download files or list file and folder information from a Autodesk A360 account.

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Typical Uses

  • Manage datasets on Autodesk A360 by uploading and downloading files
  • Transfer a file's contents (such as XML or raster) into or out of an attribute in FME
  • Read downloaded Autodesk A360 data using the FeatureReader, or upload data written by the FeatureWriter to Autodesk A360
  • Retrieve file and folder names, paths, and other information from Autodesk A360 to use elsewhere in a workspace

How does it work?

The AutodeskA360Connector uses your Autodesk A360 account credentials (either via a previously defined FME web connection, or by setting up a new FME web connection right from the transformer) to access the file storage service.

Depending on your choice of actions, it will upload or download files, folders, and attributes or list information from the service. On uploads, a File or Folder ID attribute is added to the output features. On List actions, file/folder information is added as attributes.

Usage Notes

  • This transformer cannot be used to directly move or copy files between different Autodesk A360 locations. However, multiple AutodeskA360Connectors can be used to copy files to a new location.
  • The FeatureReader can access Autodesk A360 directly (without using the AutodeskA360Connector), however, a local copy of the dataset will not be created.

Configuration

Input Ports

This transformer accepts any feature.

Output Ports

The output of this transformer will vary depending on the Autodesk A360 Action performed.

  • An Upload action will save the ID of the file to an attribute.

  • A Download action can save to a file, a folder, or an attribute.

  • Finally, a List action will output a new feature for each file/folder found in the path specified. Each of these new features will have attributes listing various pieces of information about the object.

Features that cause the operation to fail are output through this port. An fme_rejection_code attribute, having the value ERROR_DURING_PROCESSING, will be added, along with a more descriptive fme_rejection_message attribute which contains more specific details as to the reason for the failure.

Note: If a feature comes in to the AutodeskA360Connector already having a value for fme_rejection_code, this value will be removed.

Rejected Feature Handling: can be set to either terminate the translation or continue running when it encounters a rejected feature. This setting is available both as a default FME option and as a workspace parameter.

Parameters

Autodesk A360 Action

The type of operation to perform. Choices include:

  • Download
  • List
  • Upload
Autodesk A360 Account

Performing operations against a Autodesk A360 account requires the use of OAuth2 authentication using a Web Connection. To create a Autodesk A360 connection, click the 'Autodesk A360 Account' drop-down box and select 'Add Web Connection...'.

The connection can then be managed via Tools -> FME Options... -> Web Connections.

 

The remaining parameters available depend on the value of the Autodesk A360 Action parameter. Parameters for each Autodesk A360 Action are detailed below.

Autodesk A360 Source

Object ID

The Autodesk A360 ID of the file to download. If valid credentials have been provided as a web connection, you may browse to a location.

Destination

Download as

Select whether to store the downloaded data in a file or attribute.

  • Attribute: The downloaded object will be stored in the specified attribute. Note: This will always assume system encoding. Use the AttributeEncoder if your contents need to be a specific encoding type.
  • File: The downloaded object will be stored in the specified folder.
  • Folder: The downloaded folder object will be stored in the specified folder.
Download to Folder Specify the path to the folder that will store the downloaded file. Valid for Download as File or Folder.
Include Subfolders Choose whether to download subfolders of the Autodesk A360 Source or not. Valid for Download as Folder only.
Download to Attribute

Specify the attribute that will store the contents of the downloaded file. Valid for Download as Attribute only.

Note: FME will attempt to convert the attribute's contents to a UTF-8 string. If this fails, the attribute's contents will be created as raw binary. To ensure that the original bytes are always preserved and never converted to UTF-8, use Download as File instead.

Autodesk A360 Path

Folder ID

The folder ID on Autodesk A360 to list the contents of. If valid credentials have been provided as a web connection, you may browse to a location.

Output Attribute Names

Default attribute names are provided, and may be overwritten.

File or Folder Name

Specify the attribute to hold the name of an object on Autodesk A360.

File or Folder ID

Specify the attribute to hold the ID of an object on Autodesk A360.

File or Folder Link

Specify the attribute to hold the link to an object on Autodesk A360.

File Size

Specify the attribute to hold the size of a file object on Autodesk A360.

Last Modified

Specify the attribute to hold the last modified date of an object on Autodesk A360.

File or Folder Flag

Specify the attribute to hold the type (file or folder) of an object on Autodesk A360.

Relative Path

Specify the attribute to hold the relative path to an object on Autodesk A360.

Source

Upload

The type of data to be uploaded.

  • File: The specified file will be uploaded.
  • Folder: The specified folder and its contents will be uploaded.
  • Attribute: The contents of the specified attribute will be uploaded.

When working with large objects, File is a better choice than Attribute as the data will be streamed directly from disk and not require that the object be stored entirely in memory on a feature.

Autodesk A360 treats file uploads of the same name, in a specific folder, as duplicates. The Upload New Version parameter determines whether a new version is created or the original is overwritten.

When wanting to upload content from a folder, it is better to upload as a folder instead of setting a fixed path and sending multiple features into the connector to upload as a file.

File to Upload

The file to be uploaded to Autodesk A360 if Upload is set to File.

Folder to Upload

The folder to be uploaded to Autodesk A360 if Upload is set to Folder.

Include Subfolders

Choose whether to upload subfolders of the Folder to Upload or not.

Attribute to Upload as File

The data to be uploaded, supplied from an attribute if Upload is set to Attribute.

Upload New Version

If parameter is set to Yes, a new version will be created when trying to upload files with the same name and location. If the parameter is set to No, the original file will be overwritten.

Autodesk A360 Destination

Folder ID

The path on Autodesk A360 to upload the source file to. You must choose a specific shared resource folder to upload your content to, there is no default root folder to choose from.

You can not do an operation on a Hub (denoted by [Hub] next to the folder name) when uploading to a destination. You can do upload to Projects (denoted by [Project] next to the folder name) and folders inside projects.

Upload with File Name The name of the file created from the data supplied in Attribute to Upload as File. The name must include a filename extension (for example, .txt, .jpg, .doc).

Output Attribute Names

Sharable Link

Specify the output attribute that will store a temporary publicly accessible URL that links to the file on Autodesk A360.
Direct Download Link

Specify the output attribute that will store a URL that links to the file on Autodesk A360. The URL can only be used by authenticated users.

File or Folder Id

Specify the output attribute that will store the ID of the file/folder that was just uploaded.

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.

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.

Using the Text Editor

The Text Editor provides a convenient way to construct text strings (including regular expressions) from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and constants, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Text Editor

Using the Arithmetic Editor

The Arithmetic Editor provides a convenient way to construct math expressions from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and feature functions, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Arithmetic Editor

Conditional Values

Set values depending on one or more test conditions that either pass or fail.

Parameter Condition Definition Dialog

Content

Expressions and strings can include a number of functions, characters, parameters, and more.

When setting values - whether entered directly in a parameter or constructed using one of the editors - strings and expressions containing String, Math, Date/Time or FME Feature Functions will have those functions evaluated. Therefore, the names of these functions (in the form @<function_name>) should not be used as literal string values.

String Functions

These functions manipulate and format strings.

Special Characters

 A set of control characters is available in the Text Editor.

Math Functions

Math functions are available in both editors.
Date/Time Functions Date and time functions are available in the Text Editor.

Math Operators

These operators are available in the Arithmetic Editor.

FME Feature Functions

These return primarily feature-specific values.

FME Parameters

FME and workspace-specific parameters may be used.
Creating and Modifying User Parameters Create your own editable parameters.

Dialog Options - Tables

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

Row Reordering

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

  • Add a row
  • Remove a row
  • Move current row up one
  • Move current row down one
  • Move current row to top
  • Move current row to bottom

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

  • Cut a row - delete and copy to clipboard
  • Copy a row to the clipboard
  • Paste a row from the clipboard

Cut, copy, and paste may be used within a transformer, or between transformers.

Filter

Start typing a string, and the matrix will only display rows matching those characters. Searches all columns. This only affects the display of attributes within the transformer - it does not alter which attributes are output.

Import

Import populates the table with a set of new attributes read from a dataset. Specific application varies between transformers.

Reset/Refresh

Generally resets the table to its initial state, and may provide additional options to remove invalid entries. Behavior varies between transformers.

Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.

Reference

Processing Behavior

Feature-Based

Feature Holding

No
Dependencies Autodesk A360 account
Aliases  
History Released FME 2017.0

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