Oracle Spatial Point Cloud Reader Parameters

Select an existing connection, or Add Database Connection to define a new connection.

The new connection can be made visible only to the current user, or can be shared among multiple users.

Specifies the Oracle database to connect to. This may be a Net Service Name defined in tnsnames.ora or an Easy Connection Identifier. Either form of connection identifier may be prefixed with username and password information.

[<username>[/<password>]@][//]<hostname>[:<port>]/<service_name>.

[<username>[/<password>]@]<net_service_name>

The username and password to access the Oracle database.

The name of the Oracle Workspace Manager workspace that will be used by the reader. All tables will be read using the same workspace. If this parameter is omitted, or left blank, the default LIVE workspace will be used.

If this parameter is selected (default), the Oracle database connection remains open for other requestors. A persistent connection is useful for workspaces that are long-running, or published using FME Server.

If this parameter is deselected, the connection to the Oracle database is closed as soon as possible after data processing is complete.

Specifies whether to keep the table qualifier. The full name of a table in a database is of the format:

<prefix>.<table_name>

Depending on the database format, the prefix can be <database_name>.<owner_name>, <owner_name>, or <schema_name>.

Selecting this parameter indicates that the reader should return the table name without any prefixes. This is useful, for example, when creating a workspace that will be passed on to another organization using the same table names, or performing a translation to another database format but with a different user name.

When this parameter is selected during workspace generation, the source feature types will be the table names without any prefix; otherwise, they will contain the owner name as a prefix. It is recommended that you do not change this parameter after generating the workspace, because it is possible for no features to be successfully passed onto the writer (since the writer is expecting feature types with different names).

Note: Even when this parameter is selected, if the table is owned by a user other than the current user, the prefix will not be dropped. This is to ensure that the reader will find the correct table.

After you have completely specified the database connection, click the Browse button to select tables for import. A connection window appears while the system compiles a table from the database.

Once the table list appears, you can select one or more tables, and then click OK to dismiss the window. The table name(s) will appear in the table list field in the Reader Parameters box.

Enter any SQL where clause that constrains the attributes of the layers selected in the layer list (for example, NUMLANES=2).

Use this matrix to map Oracle database dimensions to FME point cloud components. Each FME component that is mapped will appear in the point cloud geometry.

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.

When selected, this parameter removes any portions of imported features being read that are outside the Search Envelope.

The example below illustrates the results of the Search Envelope when Clip to Search Envelope is not selected (set to No) and when it is selected (set to Yes).

• No: Any features that cross the search envelope boundary will be read, including the portion that lies outside of the boundary.
• Yes: Any features that cross the search envelope boundary will be clipped at the boundary, and only the portion that lies inside the boundary will be read. The underlying function for the Clip to Search Envelope function is an intersection; however, when Clip to Search Envelope is selected, a clipping operation is also performed in addition to the intersection.

Specifies the coordinate system of the search envelope if it is different than the coordinate system of the data. The coordinate system associated with the data to be read must always be set if this parameter is set.

If this parameter is set, the minimum and maximum points of the search envelope are reprojected from the Search Envelope Coordinate System to the reader’s coordinate system prior to applying the envelope.

Rows are read from the Oracle database using a bulk reading technique to maximize performance. This parameter allows you to tune the performance of the reader by specifying how many rows are read from the database at a time.

The default is 200.

This parameter allows for the execution of SQL statements before opening a table for reading. For example, it may be necessary to create a temporary view before attempting to read from it.

For detailed information about SQL functions, click the corresponding menu item in the SQL to Run editor help.

Available menu options depend on the format.

Multiple SQL commands can be delimited by a character specified using the FME_SQL_DELIMITER directive, embedded at the beginning of the SQL block. The single character following this directive will be used to split the SQL block into SQL statements, which will then be sent to the database for execution. Note: Include a space before the character.

For example:

FME_SQL_DELIMITER ;
DELETE FROM instructors ;
DELETE FROM people
WHERE LastName='Doe' AND FirstName='John'

Multiple delimiters are not allowed and the delimiter character will be stripped before being sent to the database.

Any errors occurring during the execution of these SQL statements will normally terminate the reader or writer (depending on where the SQL statement is executed) with an error. If the specified statement is preceded by a hyphen (“-”), such errors are ignored.

This parameter allows for the execution of SQL statements after a set of tables has been read. For example, it may be necessary to clean up a temporary view after creating it.

For detailed information about SQL functions, click the corresponding menu item in the SQL to Run editor help.

Available menu options depend on the format.

Multiple SQL commands can be delimited by a character specified using the FME_SQL_DELIMITER directive, embedded at the beginning of the SQL block. The single character following this directive will be used to split the SQL block into SQL statements, which will then be sent to the database for execution. Note: Include a space before the character.

For example:

FME_SQL_DELIMITER ;
DELETE FROM instructors ;
DELETE FROM people
WHERE LastName='Doe' AND FirstName='John'

Multiple delimiters are not allowed and the delimiter character will be stripped before being sent to the database.

Any errors occurring during the execution of these SQL statements will normally terminate the reader or writer (depending on where the SQL statement is executed) with an error. If the specified statement is preceded by a hyphen (“-”), such errors are ignored.

Specifies the minimum resolution level of block data that will be read. Usually, lower values mean farther from the view point and higher values mean closer to the view point.

If neither minimum nor maximum resolution levels are specified, all block data will be read.

Specifies the maximum resolution level of block data that will be read. Usually, lower values mean farther from the view point and higher values mean closer to the view point.

If neither minimum nor maximum resolution levels are specified, all block data will be read.