Data can be stored locally on the FME Flow Engines even when operating system access is restricted.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not applicable
• D. Only with admin approval

Answer: (A)

Flow Engines operate as services with their own working directories and storage paths. They need a local area to stage data, hold intermediate results, caches, and final outputs during processing. The engine’s service account has access to its designated local storage, so it can write data there even if ordinary OS access is restricted for users. This local storage is part of the engine’s runtime environment and is separate from user file-system permissions, which is why data can be stored locally on the Flow Engine despite OS access restrictions.