An Update on Databases Robyn Rennie FME Desktop Support Manager
Jul 29, 2015
What’s new for Databases?
Named Connections Databases vs Geodatabase vs SDE
Writer Harmonization SQL Server Coming soon PostgreSQL/PostGIS
New format – JDBC
Named Connections
Available for all database formats except Geodatabase and SDE
Available in related transformers Shareable Publishable
Named Connections
• Hardest part is coming up with a good naming convention
• Defined using Tools > FME Options >
Database Connections
Named Connections
Geodatabase – use .sde connection files Define in ArcCatalog/ArcMap first Consistent across products
SDE – no changes here yet – may also make use of .sde connection files. Needs ArcObjects
NEWS
FLASH
Writer Harmonization
Project to improve and simplify the setting up of the writer mode.
Done for SQL Server family of formats
Done for FileGDB writer
Done for JDBC writer
JDBC
New format – Java based database connection
Many providers for many formats
Read – FME Professional Edition
Write – FME Database Edition
JDBC
Accessed as jdbc:<subprotocol>:
Uses named connection technology
Writer has new harmonized layout
Allows access to cloud databases
More details on FMEPedia
JDBC
Sample sites
http://www.databasedrivers.com/jdbc/
https://www.progress.com/products/datadirect-connect/jdbc-drivers
http://www.rssbus.com/jdbc/