FME Workbench is used to author and publish the workspaces used by FME Flow. FME Workbench is not part of FME Flow; rather, it is part of the FME Form product. Contact your Safe Software account manager or your local Safe Software reseller, if you would like more information about FME Form.
If you don't have access to FME Form, you cannot publish workspaces to FME Flow, although you can still perform and test the installation.
Connecting to FME Flow
Web connection allows FME Workbench to connect to FME Flow using the HTTP protocol. It requires the Web Application Server port to be open to communication between the FME Workbench computer and the FME Flow computer.
Version of FME Workbench
For best results, the versions of FME Workbench and FME Flow should match. Publishing a workspace from FME Workbench to FME Flow is supported if the year and major version (for example, 2024.1) match, and the remainder of the version of FME Workbench is the same or older than FME Flow.
Warning When publishing between different versions of FME Workbench and FME Flow, always verify results before proceeding in a production workflow.
Examples
| Publishing from FME Workbench Version | Publishing to FME Flow version | Supported? |
|---|---|---|
| 2024.1 | 2024.1 | Yes (same major version) |
| 2024.1.2 | 2024.1.3 | Yes (same major version) |
| 2024.1 | 2024.2 | No (different major version) |
| 2024.2 | 2024.1 | No (FME Workbench is a newer version than FME Flow.) |
| 2024.1.3 | 2024.1.2 | No (FME Workbench is a newer version than FME Flow.) |
If you are running an FME Flow version that is older than your FME Workbench, it is possible to upgrade the FME Engines used by FME Flow to match your FME Workbench version. For more information, see FME Engine Only Upgrade.