What must you provide to the workspace when using a web connection in FME Server?

• A. No action required; it will automatically use default.
• B. Enter credentials at runtime.
• C. Select a web connection they created or have access to
• D. Upload the web service certificate.

Answer: (C)

When a workspace uses a web connection, you must specify which web connection to use at run time. A web connection is a predefined resource that stores the endpoint details and credentials needed to access a web service, and a workspace can have access to multiple such connections. The workspace needs to know exactly which one to apply for this run, so you select a web connection they created or have access to. This ensures the workspace connects to the correct service with the appropriate authentication.

Why this makes the most sense: there can be different environments or accounts, each with its own web connection. Choosing from the available connections at runtime lets you reuse the same workspace across contexts without embedding credentials or endpoints inside the workspace itself. The other options aren’t reliable requirements: there isn’t an automatic default you can always rely on, credentials are typically managed within the web connection rather than entered at runtime, and uploading a certificate isn’t the general step needed to enable the connection for a run.