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Feature mapping rules specify the construction for FME features, and they must be defined inside the <feature-map> or <feature-content-map> elements.
All feature mapping rules, whether they are defined under the <feature-map> element or the <feature-content-map> element, have the same structure, but only mapping rules defined under the <feature-map> element can specify the construction of brand-new FME features.