Mastering your Databases

Agenda

●Your Databases in FME

– New in FME 2016.1●How to extract

differences between databases/snapshots

– Demo: ArcSDE Geodatabase versions

Your Databases in FME

Top DB Formats

1. Esri Geodatabase2. PostGIS3. Oracle4. Microsoft Access5. Microsoft SQL Server6. PostgreSQL7. Autodesk MapGuide

SDF8. Esri Legacy ArcSDE9. SpatiaLiteDid you know?

Esri Geodatabase is the 6th most-used

format in FME.

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New in FME 2016.1

More Formats● Portal for ArcGIS● AWS Aurora● Elasticsearch● MongoDB● IBM Cloudant● Geocouch (i.e. CouchDB

spatial)● Microsoft Azure DocumentDB

New Cross-Platform Formats● SAP HANA● SAP Sybase ASE● Denodo● Microsoft Azure● Microsoft Access● Microsoft SQL Server● IBM DB2 Non-spatial● IBM Informix Non-spatial

Consistent Parameters

Saved Database Connections

Enter connection parameters once, then save them for later.

Publish to

FME Server

SQL Made Easy

SQL Made Easy

Right-click toautomaticallygenerate scripts.

Quickly seethe table.Click ‘Run…’ toexecute SQLimmediately.

Extracting differences between ArcSDE geodatabases

What kinds of differences?Version Differences

• A version is a snapshot of the ArcSDE geodatabase.

• This enables multiple users to work on a geodatabase without conflict.

Historical Archives• A historical version is

a saved moment in time.

• There is always a DEFAULT historical marker.

• Historical markers are based on date/time.

Versions in FME1. Open reader parameters.2. Pick the version type and the

version you want to read.3. Check ‘Read Version

Differences’.4. Pick the version to compare

against.

You can also access parameters from the FME Workbench Navigator Pane once the reader is already in your workflow.

Transactional version to read

Creates a new version when you do the read

Baseline, i.e. SDE.DEFAULTRead Version Differences: Yes|No

Which versions do I compare?Find differences to the common ancestor.

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Incremental Updates● The fme_db_operation

attribute will specify INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE.

● Tell the output database to use this attribute.

● FME is now set up for incremental updates.

● Set Child Version Name to create a snapshot, which will be used as the baseline next time.

● Your approach will depend onyour replication scheme.

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Automated Synchronization

Demo: Extract Geodatabase differences

● FME 2016.1 enables a range of database functionality, including easier SQL editing.

● Use FME to extract differences between Geodatabase versions or snapshots.

Resources

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safe.com/webinar● Tips for PostGIS, Oracle, and SQL

Server● Become a Geodatabase Power User

Thank you!

Questions?

Resources: DatabasesDatabase Ranking: http://db-engines.com/en/ranking

Knowledge Center:On Esri FME Compatibility for Retired Esri Software Releases

Notes on FME and Esri Versions and Compatibility

Database updatesIncremental Database Updates using the FME format attribute fme_db_operation

Webinars:7 Spatial Database Tips for PostGIS, Oracle, and SQL Server5 Tips to Become an Esri Geodatabase Power User