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Creating a Custom Mapping File

The first step in the development of a custom mapping file is to use FME’s mapping generation capability to create a mapping file.

  1. Select Tools > Generate, or press Ctrl+G.

    2. The Generate Mapping File dialog appears.

  2. Enter the reader and writer parameters you want to use for the mapping file.
  3. Parameters:When you select certain source formats, the Parameters button becomes available. These parameters are similar to the input and output settings available from the Set Translation Parameters dialog. When you click this button, you’ll see a dialog (which is different for each format), that allows you to adjust settings specific to that particular format. For detailed help in these dialogs, press the F1 key.
  4. Select the folder where you want to save the mapping file, and enter a unique name for it.
  5. Click OK.

    6. FME will generate the basic mapping file with the source and destination information that you specified. You can then use a text editor to customize this mapping file.

What's Next?

Running a Custom Mapping File