The existing workspace will need to be compatible with the FME version included in the Esri product, but if that dependency is met then the user can either drag the.fmw file into FME Workbench opened from the Analysis ribbon, or use the.fmw file as a source in a new Spatial ETL Tool. (Note: It is possible to copy and paste transformers and data models between workspaces made with FME into custom tools made with Workbench inside of ArcGIS.) In the case of the newer ‘Data Interoperability for ArcGIS Pro’ extension, a user may be able to run existing workspaces.
This may or may not be successful, as the ‘Data Interoperability for ArcGIS Desktop’ extension doesn’t contain full FME functionality. In that situation, if an FME user has workspaces, they will have to recreate the functionality of their existing workspaces within ArcGIS. In the case of the ‘Data Interoperability for ArcGIS Desktop’ extension, no it cannot run existing FME workspaces.
