JSONFlattener

Flattens JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) objects, extracting the object keys and values into FME feature attributes.

For example, consider a feature which has an attribute named json containing the following text:

{
   "paramName":"GeocodeResult",
   "dataType":"GPFeatureRecordSetLayer",
   "value":
   {
      "geometryType":"esriGeometryPoint",
      "spatialReference": {"wkid":4326 }
   }
}
 

After going through the JSONFlattener, the following attributes will have been added to the feature:

Attribute Name Attribute Value
paramName GeocodeResult
dataType GPFeatureRecordSetLayer
value.geometryType esriGeometryPoint
value.spatialReference.wkid 4326

Configuration

Output Ports

Parameters

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.

Dialog Options - Tables

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

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