Default Paths

Select Tools > FME Options and click the Default Paths icon.

Default Workspace Folder

Sets the default location to save your workspaces. You can choose to always save to the source data location, a custom location, or a My FME Workspaces subfolder in My Documents.

When you create a workspace, FME suggests a default workspace name based on the formats used in the workspace. For example, if your workspace is set up to read from an Esri Shapefile and write to both an Access MDB file and AutoCAD drawing, then shape2mdb_dwg.fmw would be the suggested default name.

Named Connection File

Specifies the location of the named connection configuration file for both database connections and web service connections. To change the location where this file is stored, click the folder icon and select a storage path. You must restart FME Workbench for the change to take effect.

Documentation Help Locations

By default, when you access Help from any FME Desktop tool (FME Workbench, FME Data Inspector, and others), it is opened from the safe.com website. This means that you will always see the latest help topics for updates and for new features.

You can change this default behavior and access product documentation from the help files that are installed locally (for example, if Internet access is unreliable or is not available).

To toggle between online and offline help

Click a component Help menu. If FME is accessing installed offline help, a checkmark is displayed beside Use Offline Help.

You can toggle online and offline help access from this menu, or follow the steps below to change the default behavior.

To change the default help location

1. Start FME Workbench.
2. On the menu bar, click Tools > FME Options.
3. On the sidebar of the FME Options page, click Default Paths.
4. Under Documentation Help Locations click the checkbox beside Use Offline Help.
5. Click OK.
6. Restart FME Workbench.

If Workbench cannot open the documentation from the top-most location, Workbench tries the next location in the list. Use the up and down arrows to change the list order.

Shared FME Engine Resource Directories

A shared resource is any FME file that has been made available for other users to use. These files are:

• workspaces (*.fmw)
• mapping files (*.fme)
• custom  transformers (*.fmx)
• custom formats (*.fds)
• custom coordinate systems (*.fme is ideal; however, most file formats will work)
• transformer categories (*.fmxlist)

This option is especially useful for workgroups. For instance, if an entire workgroup uses just a few custom coordinate system definitions, keeping these definitions in one place means that everyone doesn't have to have a copy.  Then, whenever any of the definitions are updated, the entire group automatically has access to the new version.

Every time you start FME, it will scan the folders for new or updated transformers, formats, coordinate systems, coordinate system exceptions, coordinate system grid overrides, CS-MAP transformation exceptions, and transformer lists.

Steps

1. From the Workbench toolbar, click Tools > Options and then click the Default Paths icon.
2. Click the Add button in the area Shared FME Engine Resource Directories.
3. Browse to the folder that you want to open for sharing.
4. Click the Select Folder button.
5. If the required subfolders do not exist, FME will ask if you want to create them. (Note that your system administrator may have to set up permissions and subfolders for this folder.) Click Yes. FME adds the following subfolders to your selected folder:

The folder name is added to the Shared FME Engine Resource Directories list:

6. Restart FME Workbench.

Click the arrow buttons to change the order in which FME scans the resource folders.

Note: Any locally stored formats, transformers and coordinate systems take precedence over any shared folders. If there is a naming conflict (for example, if you have a transformer with the same name as a transformer in a shared folder), FME will always use the transformer that is stored locally.

Shared FME Server Resources: See Shared FME Server Resources.

Removing Shared Directories

To remove a folder, click the Remove button. FME removes the folder from the shared resource list.

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