Learning Objectives

After completing this lesson, you’ll be able to:

Instructions

In this lesson, you will:

Learning Objectives

After completing this lesson, you’ll be able to:

Instructions

In this lesson, you will:

Navigate to FME Flow

You access FME Flow through the URL http(s)://<FMEFlowHostname>:<port>/fmeserver. You may not need the port depending on the FME Flow deployment architecture. It's best to confirm your organization's FME Flow host and URL with your FME Flow administrator. 

If you have access to the host machine for FME Flow, you can navigate to http://localhost/fmeserver or open the Start menu, expand the FME Flow folder, and click the shortcut to open the FME Flow web interface. These options are only available directly on the same machine as FME Flow. 

FME Flow opens to the login page, where you input your credentials. If your organization has an authentication service configured, FME Flow will also offer the option to log in via that service. Again, you'll need to contact your FME Flow administrator if you are unsure. 

Note

If you're taking a Safe Software-hosted training course, you can access FME Flow at http://localhost and the FME Flow login credentials are username: admin and password: FMElearnings.

 If you are not taking a Safe Software-hosted course and you have just installed FME Flow and haven't logged in yet, you must use the default username/password, admin/admin, to log in. After entering the default credentials, you will need to create a new password for the admin user account. Then log in using the username admin and your new password. Because this is a fresh install, you will also have to license FME Flow before continuing; see the FME Flow Licensing Walk-Through.

If you are using FME Flow Hosted, see these instructions.

FME Flow Dashboard

When you log in to FME Flow, the home page Dashboard opens. Across the top, there are shortcuts to FME Flow functions. The main part of the page provides an overview of recent activity, including the latest published workspaces, updated items, job requests, and Automations. You can click on any of these items to open them on FME Flow quickly. If you are an admin, you can access almost all content and functionality on FME Flow. If you do not have permission to access other users' content, you will only see an overview of your own items on the FME Flow Dashboard. On the right side of the Dashboard, you can access your favorite items and links to helpful FME resources. 

Note

You control FME Flow permissions through User Management. To learn more about managing users, roles, and permissions, see our FME Flow documentation on User Management. 

FME Flow Menu

FME Flow's navigation menu is along the left side of the page. 

The top section relates to using FME Flow. Click on each section to learn what each function does. 

 Run Workspace
Allows you to run FME workspaces on demand. You can select the workspace, set parameters, and submit jobs directly from this interface.
 Automations
You can build automated workflows triggered by events (such as file arrivals, schedules, or webhooks). Automations help streamline complex business processes without manual intervention.
 Notifications
Manage publishers, subscribers, and topics for the Notification Service, which pushes data to and from FME Flow via messages when an event occurs. 
 Streams
Streaming workflows provide real-time data processing capabilities. They are ideal for continuous data flow applications, enabling immediate processing and live data updates.
 Data Virtualization
Create data virtualization APIs that leverage FME workspaces to access and transform data from HTTP endpoints. 
 Flow Apps
Allows you to create simple, user-friendly web applications to share workflows with end-users. These applications enable users to run predefined tasks without needing FME expertise.
 Schedules
Manage workflows to run automatically at specified intervals (daily, weekly, etc.), automating repetitive tasks and ensuring timely data updates or backups. 
 Jobs
Display and manage the status of current and past workspace executions (jobs). It provides detailed job histories, logs, and diagnostics to monitor processing activity.
 Workspaces
Organizes FME workspaces and their data into Repositories, and allows you to upload, update, download, and delete workspaces available on FME Flow.
 Projects
Enable grouping of related workflows and resources into structured collections for easier management, collaboration, and sharing within teams and across Flow instances.
 Connections & Parameters
Manage shared web and database connections and deployment parameters, ensuring secure and centralized access across multiple workflows.
 Resources
Store and manage files and datasets used by FME workflows and facilitate data sharing, reuse, and centralized data management. FME Flow stores Resources content in the FME Flow System Share.

The bottom section relates to administering FME Flow. If you have admin permissions, you use these functions to manage processing engines, configure security rules, manage user permissions, and more. 

 Analytics
Provide insights and visual reports on system performance, resource usage, job statistics, engine utilization, and user activity, enabling you to monitor and optimize the efficiency and health of your FME Flow environment.
 User Management
It allows users, roles, and permissions to be created and configured within FME Flow. Administrators control user access, assign specific roles, and ensure secure, organized resource usage.
 Authentication Services
Incorporate your organization's users and groups from Windows Active Directory, other LDAP-based directories, Azure Active Directory, or SAML identity providers. 
 System Configuration
A central interface for adjusting global settings, configuring system-wide preferences, authentication methods, security options, and other environment-specific parameters.
  Backup & Restore
It enables system administrators to create and manage backups of the FME Flow environment, including configurations, workspaces, and resources. Scheduled backups make restoration easy in case of failure or migration to a new system.
 Engine Management
Manages and monitors FME processing engines (both Standard and Dynamic), enabling administrators to allocate resources, view engine status, assign queues, and optimize job processing capacity and throughput. 

You may collapse and expand as you work on FME Flow with the arrow at the top of the menu panel. When you collapse the menu, FME Flow only displays the icons for each section; hover over each icon to view its tooltip text. 

Help & Resources  & User Settings 

In the top-right corner, you'll find the Help & Resources and User Settings options. Help & Resources contains useful links to documentation, the FME Community and Academy, Safe Software's security policy, and the REST API. 

User Settings lets you adjust settings specific to your FME Flow user account. You can change your email and password, manage preferences, and log out of FME Flow here. 

Exercise: Log In to FME Flow

Open the FME Flow login page in a web browser, log in using your FME Flow credentials, and explore the FME Flow home page and menu options. 

How you log in will depend on which FME Flow instance you are using.

Safe Software-hosted Training Course

If you are taking a Safe Software-hosted training course, you can access FME Flow at http://localhost/ in the web browser. In the Strigo lab, FME Flow should automatically open to the login page in Firefox. 

A Brand-New FME Flow Instance

If you are not taking a Safe Software-hosted course, have just installed your FME Flow, and haven't logged in yet, you must use the default username/password, admin/admin.

After entering the default username/password, FME Flow will prompt you to create a new password for the admin user account. Then log in using the username admin and your new password. Because this is a fresh install, you must also license FME Flow before continuing; see the FME Flow Licensing Walk-Through for instructions.

FME Flow Hosted

If you are using FME Flow Hosted, see these instructions.

Navigate to FME Flow

You access FME Flow through the URL http(s)://<FMEFlowHostname>:<port>/fmeserver. You may not need the port depending on the FME Flow deployment architecture. It's best to confirm your organization's FME Flow host and URL with your FME Flow administrator. 

If you have access to the host machine for FME Flow, you can navigate to http://localhost/fmeserver or open the Start menu, expand the FME Flow folder, and click the shortcut to open the FME Flow web interface. These options are only available directly on the same machine as FME Flow. 

FME Flow opens to the login page, where you input your credentials. If your organization has an authentication service configured, FME Flow will also offer the option to log in via that service. Again, you'll need to contact your FME Flow administrator if you are unsure. 

Note

If you're taking a Safe Software-hosted training course, you can access FME Flow at http://localhost and the FME Flow login credentials are username: admin and password: FMElearnings.

 If you are not taking a Safe Software-hosted course and you have just installed FME Flow and haven't logged in yet, you must use the default username/password, admin/admin, to log in. After entering the default credentials, you will need to create a new password for the admin user account. Then log in using the username admin and your new password. Because this is a fresh install, you will also have to license FME Flow before continuing; see the FME Flow Licensing Walk-Through.

If you are using FME Flow Hosted, see these instructions.

FME Flow Dashboard

When you log in to FME Flow, the home page Dashboard opens. Across the top, there are shortcuts to FME Flow functions. The main part of the page provides an overview of recent activity, including the latest published workspaces, updated items, job requests, and Automations. You can click on any of these items to open them on FME Flow quickly. If you are an admin, you can access almost all content and functionality on FME Flow. If you do not have permission to access other users' content, you will only see an overview of your own items on the FME Flow Dashboard. On the right side of the Dashboard, you can access your favorite items and links to helpful FME resources. 

Note

You control FME Flow permissions through User Management. To learn more about managing users, roles, and permissions, see our FME Flow documentation on User Management. 

FME Flow Menu

FME Flow's navigation menu is along the left side of the page. 

The top section relates to using FME Flow. Click on each section to learn what each function does. 

 Run Workspace
Allows you to run FME workspaces on demand. You can select the workspace, set parameters, and submit jobs directly from this interface.
 Automations
You can build automated workflows triggered by events (such as file arrivals, schedules, or webhooks). Automations help streamline complex business processes without manual intervention.
 Notifications
Manage publishers, subscribers, and topics for the Notification Service, which pushes data to and from FME Flow via messages when an event occurs. 
 Streams
Streaming workflows provide real-time data processing capabilities. They are ideal for continuous data flow applications, enabling immediate processing and live data updates.
 Data Virtualization
Create data virtualization APIs that leverage FME workspaces to access and transform data from HTTP endpoints. 
 Flow Apps
Allows you to create simple, user-friendly web applications to share workflows with end-users. These applications enable users to run predefined tasks without needing FME expertise.
 Schedules
Manage workflows to run automatically at specified intervals (daily, weekly, etc.), automating repetitive tasks and ensuring timely data updates or backups. 
 Jobs
Display and manage the status of current and past workspace executions (jobs). It provides detailed job histories, logs, and diagnostics to monitor processing activity.
 Workspaces
Organizes FME workspaces and their data into Repositories, and allows you to upload, update, download, and delete workspaces available on FME Flow.
 Projects
Enable grouping of related workflows and resources into structured collections for easier management, collaboration, and sharing within teams and across Flow instances.
 Connections & Parameters
Manage shared web and database connections and deployment parameters, ensuring secure and centralized access across multiple workflows.
 Resources
Store and manage files and datasets used by FME workflows and facilitate data sharing, reuse, and centralized data management. FME Flow stores Resources content in the FME Flow System Share.

The bottom section relates to administering FME Flow. If you have admin permissions, you use these functions to manage processing engines, configure security rules, manage user permissions, and more. 

 Analytics
Provide insights and visual reports on system performance, resource usage, job statistics, engine utilization, and user activity, enabling you to monitor and optimize the efficiency and health of your FME Flow environment.
 User Management
It allows users, roles, and permissions to be created and configured within FME Flow. Administrators control user access, assign specific roles, and ensure secure, organized resource usage.
 Authentication Services
Incorporate your organization's users and groups from Windows Active Directory, other LDAP-based directories, Azure Active Directory, or SAML identity providers. 
 System Configuration
A central interface for adjusting global settings, configuring system-wide preferences, authentication methods, security options, and other environment-specific parameters.
  Backup & Restore
It enables system administrators to create and manage backups of the FME Flow environment, including configurations, workspaces, and resources. Scheduled backups make restoration easy in case of failure or migration to a new system.
 Engine Management
Manages and monitors FME processing engines (both Standard and Dynamic), enabling administrators to allocate resources, view engine status, assign queues, and optimize job processing capacity and throughput. 

You may collapse and expand as you work on FME Flow with the arrow at the top of the menu panel. When you collapse the menu, FME Flow only displays the icons for each section; hover over each icon to view its tooltip text. 

Help & Resources  & User Settings 

In the top-right corner, you'll find the Help & Resources and User Settings options. Help & Resources contains useful links to documentation, the FME Community and Academy, Safe Software's security policy, and the REST API. 

User Settings lets you adjust settings specific to your FME Flow user account. You can change your email and password, manage preferences, and log out of FME Flow here. 

Exercise: Log In to FME Flow

Open the FME Flow login page in a web browser, log in using your FME Flow credentials, and explore the FME Flow home page and menu options. 

How you log in will depend on which FME Flow instance you are using.

Safe Software-hosted Training Course

If you are taking a Safe Software-hosted training course, you can access FME Flow at http://localhost/ in the web browser. In the Strigo lab, FME Flow should automatically open to the login page in Firefox. 

A Brand-New FME Flow Instance

If you are not taking a Safe Software-hosted course, have just installed your FME Flow, and haven't logged in yet, you must use the default username/password, admin/admin.

After entering the default username/password, FME Flow will prompt you to create a new password for the admin user account. Then log in using the username admin and your new password. Because this is a fresh install, you must also license FME Flow before continuing; see the FME Flow Licensing Walk-Through for instructions.

FME Flow Hosted

If you are using FME Flow Hosted, see these instructions.