Transformer Gallery
The transformer gallery is the obvious place to start looking for transformers. There are a number of ways in which transformers here can be located.
Transformer Categories
Transformer categories are a good starting point from which to explore the transformer list. Transformers are grouped in categories to help find a transformer relevant to the problem at hand.
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| Notice that each category lists the number of transformers that it contains! |
Important categories include:
- Calculators: Calculate a value and supply it as a new attribute
- Database: Interact with external databases
- Filters: Split and re-route data
- Geometric Operators: Process feature geometry
- Infrastructure: Structural transformation and scripting with Tcl/Python
- Strings: Create, modify and delete string (character) attributes
- Workflow: Run workspaces either locally or on an FME Server
Simply click on the expand button to show all transformers within a particular category.
Transformer Help
The FME Workbench Help tool displays information about transformers. Simply click on a transformer and press the F1 key to open the help dialog.
This tool is linked to FME Workbench so that a transformer selected (in the gallery or on the canvas) triggers content to display in the Help tool.
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In FME2016.1 the help window was altered to not update automatically when a new object is clicked on.
But in 2016.1.1 this behavior was returned, along with the embedded help window! |
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| Another useful - and printable - piece of documentation is the FME Transformer Reference Guide. |