To access feature type parameters, click the gear icon 
on a feature type in the workspace to open the Feature Type Parameter Editor. To always display the editor in Workbench, you can select View > Windows > Parameter Editor.
General
All feature types share similar General parameters, including the Feature Type Name, Reader or Writer Name, and Geometry.
In most Writer Feature Type parameter dialogs, you can also control Dynamic Schema Definitions. Some database formats accept a Table Qualifier prefix on the output table feature type.
See Editing Writer Feature Types for more information.
These parameters apply only to a selected feature type, not to the entire writer.
Tip: If a feature type parameter listed here conflicts with a writer-level parameter, then the writer parameter will be ignored and this feature type parameter will be used.
data_file_overwrite_file
Required/Optional
Required
This feature type parameter is the same as the writer option, but it applies at the table leve. This parameter defaults to inheriting the value from the writer but, if needed, it can be specified per feature type.
Parameter Options:
INHERIT_FROM_WRITER | YES | NO
Workbench Parameter
Overwrite Existing File
data_file_end_of_line
Required/Optional
Optional
This feature type parameter is the same as the writer option, but it applies at the table leve. This parameter defaults to inheriting the value from the writer but can be specified per feature type if needed.
Parameter Options:
INHERIT_FROM_WRITER | Windows| UNIX | Macintosh | Source | None
Default Value:
INHERIT_FROM_WRITER
Workbench Parameter
Line Termination
data_file_write_last_eol
Required/Optional
Optional
This feature type parameter is the same as the writer option, but it applies at the table level. This parameter defaults to inheriting the value from the writer but, if needed, it can be specified per feature type.
Parameter Options:
INHERIT_FROM_WRITER | YES | NO
Default Value:
INHERIT_FROM_WRITER
Workbench Parameter
Write Last Line Terminator
data_file_write_utf8_bom
Required/Optional
Optional
This feature type parameter is the same as the writer option, but it applies at the table level. This parameter defaults to inheriting the value from the writer but, if needed, it can be specified per feature type.
Parameter Options:
INHERIT_FROM_WRITER | YES | NO
Default Value:
INHERIT_FROM_WRITER
Workbench Parameter
Write UTF Byte Order Mark
data_file_encoding
Required/Optional
Optional
This feature type parameter is the same as the writer option, but it applies at the table level and defaults to inheriting the value from the writer but, if needed, it can be specified per feature type.
Parameter Options:
INHERIT_FROM_WRITER | (see writer encoding directive values)
Default Value:
INHERIT_FROM_WRITER
Workbench Parameter
Character Encoding