Deployment Parameter Store

Select Connections & Parameters > Deployment Parameters.

The deployment parameter store provides a way to define and reuse common parameter values for defining text strings, database connections, and web connections. Deployment parameters are accessible from FME Workbench. With a connection to an FME Flow with a deployment parameter store, they can be used anywhere in FME Workbench that requires a text, database connection, or web connection parameter. (For more information, see Deployment Parameters in the FME Workbench documentation.)

In FME Flow, deployment parameters are available as a convenient way to define common parameters in Automations. Each deployment parameter you create becomes available as an attribute-value pair in a drop-down in the following scenarios:

• Working with Parameters in Automations Workflows.
• Working with Output Attributes in Automations Workflows, particularly creating custom attributes and global parameters.

Why Use Deployment Parameters?

The primary benefit of deployment parameters is to allow for easy migration of workflows between different FME Flow environments (for example, between the development, test, and production stages). By referencing deployment parameters in workspaces and automations, the configuration in each environment is automatically picked up, ensuring smooth workflow transitions.

Even if you have only one FME Flow environment, deployment parameters provide one location to manage parameters for all users. Configuration is at the team or project level—defined once, used by everyone.

Types of Deployment Parameters

You can create and use the following types of deployment parameters:

• Text: Specifies a text string.
• Database Connection: Specifies a database connection.
• Web Connection: Specifies a web connection.

To Create a Deployment Parameter

Click Create. In the Add Deployment Parameter dialog, complete the following fields, and click Add.

• Name: Provide a meaningful name for the deployment parameter.
• Type: Specify the type of parameter: Text, Database Connection, or Web Connection.
• Value:
  • If Type is Text, provide a string value for the parameter.
  • If Type is Database Connection, select a Database Connection.
  • If Type is Web Connection, select a Web Connection.

To Edit a Deployment Parameter

Click a deployment parameter to open it.

To Remove a Deployment Parameter

Select one or more deployment parameters, click Actions, and select Remove.