dBase (DBF) Reader Parameters

This optional parameter controls which character encoding is used to interpret text attributes from the DBF file. If the value is not set, then the character encoding will be automatically detected from the source DBF file. If the value is set, it will take precedence over the automatically detected character encoding.

This parameter is useful when the character encoding information stored in the DBF file is missing or incorrect.

Whether the reader trims preceding spaces of attribute values. If Yes, preceding spaces in attribute values are discarded. If No, preceding spaces are left intact.

Use this parameter to expose Format Attributes in Workbench when you create a workspace:

• In a dynamic scenario, it means these attributes can be passed to the output dataset at runtime.
• In a non-dynamic scenario, you can use this parameter to expose additional attributes on multiple feature types.