Locating Transformers

FME contains hundreds of transformers, and it can sometimes be challenging to locate the ones you need. There are several ways to source the proper transformer:

By default, the Transformer Gallery is a tab beneath the FME Workbench Navigator pane. Click the Transformer Gallery tab to display the transformer folders.

Click the undock button to separate the pane from the main FME Workbench interface.

Transformer Categories

Transformer categories are a good starting point from which to explore the Transformer Gallery. Transformers are grouped in categories applicable to their associated functionality.

3D

Transformers that create or manipulate 3D geometry and formats, including surfaces, solids, meshes, and appearances.

Attributes

Transformers to manage attributes, attribute values, and lists.

Calculated Values

Transformers to calculate values using attributes, geometry, coordinates, dates and times, statistics, expressions, user parameters, and more.

Cartography and Reports

Transformers that prepare and style data for visual presentation and reporting.

Coordinates

Transformers that manipulate coordinates and coordinate systems, including reprojection, georeferencing, warping, and coordinate extraction.

Data Quality

Transformers useful for analyzing data quality, validating attributes and geometry.

Filters and Joins

Transformers for dividing and merging data in a workflow based on attribute values, geometry characteristics, and spatial relationships.

Format-Specific

Transformers related to specific data formats, or that require selection of a format.

Geometries

Transformers that create or manipulate geometry.

Integrations

Transformers that integrate external tools such as web services and apps.

Point Clouds

Transformers used with point cloud features.

Rasters

Transformers used with raster features.

Spatial Analysis

Transformers that provide information or manipulate geometry based on spatial relationships.

Strings

Transformers to manipulate strings, including dates.

Web

Transformers related to data and services on the internet and web-based usage of languages such as XML and JSON.

Workflows

Transformers that control workflow, performing tasks such as data reading and writing, database queries, feature routing, logging and inspection, handling of variables and parameters, and external calls.

You can create your own folders to store any transformers that you create. These folders are saved as an external definition, so you can also share them with other users. In the example shown above, the Cities folder contains custom transformers.

Transformer Names and Descriptions

You can search the gallery for both transformer names and descriptions.

Enter a keyword in the Search field. The keyword can be a partial transformer name, or one or more keywords that describe its function.

FME Workbench displays a Search Results node that contains a list of transformers whose name or descriptions contain the matching keyword.

Using Quick Add

Quick Add is the easiest way to add transformers to the workspace.