Module Review

This module introduced you to FME Server and the Web Interface used to access most of its functionality.

What You Should Have Learned from this Module

The following are key points to be learned from this module.

FME Server is a powerful product for handling large volumes of data at the enterprise level. It has three core capabilities: Self-Serve, Real-Time, and Automation.
FME Server provides the same processing core as FME Desktop, but on the enterprise level. It does not include an authoring tool, for which FME Workbench is required.
Someone who creates translations for use on FME Server is called an author.
The three main components of FME Server are FME Engines, the Server Core, and Web Services.
FME Server can be implemented on Physical hardware, Virtual hardware, or under a product called FME Cloud.
The FME Server interface includes tools for running a workspace, examining job history, managing resources and data files, and scheduling jobs.
Databases can have a container of connection information created and stored on FME Server.
Data (and other related files) can be uploaded and stored on FME Server in various ways; either published data, temporary uploads, or as “Resources”.
Workspaces can be authored in FME Desktop specifically to use data stored in FME Server resource folders.
Developer information is provided to help run workspaces via a URL.
Workspaces can be run in a series of translations using a technique called chaining.

The ability to open the FME Server web interface
The ability to browse repositories and run a workspace
The ability to check job status
The ability to schedule a job to run at a particular time
The ability to create and use a database connection
The ability to publish data with a workspace, upload data for a workspace, or manage data in resource folders
The ability to create a workspace that references data in a resource folder
The ability to chain together workspaces using a parent-child model