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 (anything really, though *.fme is best)
- Transformer Categories (*.fmxlist)
Using Tools > FME Options > Default Paths, an FME user can define specific locations where shared resources can be found. After doing so resources in these folders will become automatically available to that user; that is, custom formats appear in the formats gallery, custom transformers in the transformer gallery, and so forth.